Grape Material Ordering Deadlines, Allocation Policy & Delivery Schedule

When demand exceeds supply, FPS grape materials are allocated among customers who order before the annual November 15th order deadline. Priority is given to customers in the following order: nursery participants in the California Grapevine Registration and Certification Program; customers in California; customers outside California but within the U.S.; and foreign customers. Materials that remain after the allocation are sold on a first-come-first-served basis to customers who order after November 15th.

The order of allocation priority was chosen to facilitate the widest possible use of California foundation stock. Since the California Registration and Certification program participants will be multiplying scarce foundation stock, unlike growers planting it directly in commercial vineyards, participants are given high priority. California customers are given priority over out-of-country and out-of-state customers because California taxes help to support the University of California and California nurseries support FPS.

Mist propagated plants are produced on a custom order basis after a customer orders them. Plants are prepared on a first-come, first-served basis in quantities of up to 500 plants/selection. Second priority is given to quantities over 500 per selection.  At the time plants are ordered, an estimate of the time required to produce the plants will be provided.