The Cost to Start a Vineyard in Napa Valley



10 acres of land in Napa, CA:

-10.12 acres land: $2 million (current listing on zillow)

-Annual tax: $12,400

Building a barn to house the wine distillery:

Permit fees $3500 (Distiller Magazine)

metal barn $16,300 (ebay)

Labor: $25,000 (Home Advisor)

Grape Fermentation Equipment

30BBL FERMENTER/UNITANK: $13,800 x 4 = $55,200 (Apex Brewing Supply)

Refrigeration System: $55,000 (Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs)

Installation equipment and labor: $75,000 (Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs)

Wine Storage

Wine barrels: $150 x 40 = $6000 (Mystic Barrels)

Wine Bottles: $6.52 x 1000 = $6520 (Packaging Options Direct)

6 spout wine bottle filter and filler: $2400 x 3 = $7200 (Napa Fermentation Supplies)

Grape Planting and Harvesting Equipment

2006 John Deere 6420 Tractor: $45,000 (Tractor House)

Behlen Country 5′ Rotary Tiller: $1400 (Blain’s Farm and Fleet)

Gregoire G2.220 Grape Harvester: $125,000 (Ebay)

Grape Plants and Trellis

Alpenglow grape vines: $4.15 x 1000 = $4150 (Double A Vineyards)

Agtec Trellis Support Netting 48in x 3280ft Roll: $190 x 50 = $9500 (Agricultural Solutions)

Metal Line Vineyard Posts 8′: $12.95 x 400 = $5180 (Orchard Valley Supply)

TOTAL FIRST YEAR: $2,539,650 (not including labor to plant, harvest, ferment, and bottle)



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