As our customers know, the David Coffaro "Crazy Futures Program" is an attempt to provide our wines at very reasonable prices. As a part of that program, here's our "not so crazy" way of getting the wine to you.

BOTTLING

We bottle our wines at various times throughout the year.  Here's the current planned schedule:

AVAILABILITY

Although we do not have an official release date for our wines, we believe they all benefit from at least a few months of aging and we therefore recommend holding the wines here for a few months after bottling.

You may pick up your previously ordered wine or have it shipped anytime after you receive our release notification in August of each year. We are open 11:00 to 4:00 daily for pick ups. If you wish to have your wine shipped, please fill out and submit the shipping form

SHIPPING

For most parts of the country, we prefer to ship wine during the months of October, November, March and April to avoid the extremes of cold and hot weather during the wine's journey. Remember trucks, loading docks and front porches may not be the best place to leave wine for any length of time! However, we will defer to your judgment as to when would be the best time to ship the wine to your particular area. Therefore, you may instruct us to have your wine shipped anytime during the year, based on your knowledge and experience with wine shipments to your area. You may choose your preferred date of shipment by using our shipping form which allows you to indicate any date throughout the year. Please keep in mind that a signature from an adult over the age of 21 will be requested for all wine deliveries.

Where it is legal for us to do so, we will make arrangements to have your wine shipped to you. As the legal status of shipping alcoholic products seems to be constantly changing, we ask that you contact us before placing an order (which requires shipment) if there is any question about whether or not we can ship to your state.

Please note: All shippers prefer a business address for delivery rather than a residential address due to the fact that they know that someone will always be available to sign for the package. As there is also a surcharge of $2-$12 for residential delivery (depending upon the carrier used), please consider the possibility of using a business address for delivery if possible.

CONFIRMATION

Generally, whenever we receive orders and instructions from you that are not given to us personally over the telephone, we will confirm them.  However, during our initial April pre-harvest offering period, due to the heavy volume, we won't be able to automatically confirm orders.  However, we will do so if you specifically request it from us. Of course, the fact that you find that your credit card has been run or your check has been cashed can help you determine if we've heard from you.  These days, most banks provide automated services that let you check that information by phone or online.

Given the possiblity of mis-directed faxes, e-mail and other correspondence, please do not assume that we have received your orders or instructions unless they are confirmed.