Grower & fruit procurement · Wineries & beverage production
Fruit contracted and delivered to the vintage plan.
Harvest is days out, a grower's Brix is climbing past what the crush pad can take, and contracted tonnage no longer matches. The pick has to move.
The reality
Procurement is a timing problem.
A vintage is won at harvest: grower contracts by block and varietal, tonnage estimates that drift with the season, Brix and pH sampling that sets the pick date, and delivery scheduling that has to match crush pad capacity. Miss the window and fruit comes in overripe or sits in a gondola line.
The operator owns grower contracts, crush estimates, and delivery scheduling end to end. It executes contracts by block, updates tonnage as estimates move, tracks ripeness samples against the pick target, and confirms each delivery so the crush pad is never overrun or idle.
How the operator runs grower & fruit procurement
Grower contract GC-318 · Block 7
executing- Varietal and block confirmed
- Price per ton agreed
- Signature — sent to grower
01Execute the contract
Confirms varietal, block, tonnage, and price per ton, and gets the grower contract signed.
Crush estimate · 2026 vintage
updating- Field tonnage estimate revised
- Tank space checked against intake
- Pick date — tracking Brix curve
02Update the crush estimate
Revises projected tonnage from field reports and reconciles it against tank and crush pad capacity.
Delivery DEL-552 · Cabernet
scheduling- Delivery date matched to crush capacity
- Gondola count confirmed
- Cellar crew — notified of intake window
03Schedule the delivery
Books the harvest delivery to crush pad capacity, confirms the gondola window, and notifies the cellar.
The outcome
−50% of grower admin off the team
Fruit contracted and delivered to meet vintage plan.
- Contracts executed before harvest, not chased mid-pick
- Tonnage estimates kept current as the season moves
- Deliveries timed to crush capacity, so the pad never backs up
Common questions
Grower & fruit procurement
- What does the Grower & fruit procurement operator do?
- The operator owns grower contracts, crush estimates, and delivery scheduling end to end. It executes contracts by block, updates tonnage as estimates move, tracks ripeness samples against the pick target, and confirms each delivery so the crush pad is never overrun or idle.
- What impact does the Grower & fruit procurement operator have?
- −50% of grower admin off the team. Fruit contracted and delivered to meet vintage plan.
- How does the Grower & fruit procurement operator work?
- Confirms varietal, block, tonnage, and price per ton, and gets the grower contract signed. Revises projected tonnage from field reports and reconciles it against tank and crush pad capacity. Books the harvest delivery to crush pad capacity, confirms the gondola window, and notifies the cellar.
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