Morton Family Cellars · Apple Hill
The 2024 Cabernet Franc — three bottles, filled and corked by you.
Rinse, fill, cork, and label — then walk out with three bottles of the 2024 Cabernet Franc that you finished yourself.
The Saturday, August 8 bottling session will not take place as planned. We are choosing a new date now and will post it here as soon as it is set — everything else about the day stays the same: three bottles of the 2024 Cabernet Franc, a glass of wine, charcuterie, and the commemorative label.
Already have seats? They are safe and we will contact you directly about the new date. Questions in the meantime — call the tasting room at (530) 464-8006 or email info@mortonwine.com.
No experience needed — we start at 12:30 with a glass of wine and a small charcuterie plate while we walk through how the wine was made from vine to barrel. Then the bottling begins.
Every good bottle starts spotless — rinse and sanitize your three so the wine lands in a perfect home.
Fill each bottle with the 2024 Cabernet Franc, then cap the wine with a layer of argon to keep oxygen off it until the cork lands.
The pneumatic corker seats a real cork at the press of a button — the most satisfying thunk in winemaking — then finish each bottle with the commemorative label so it looks the part.
All three bottles leave with you — wine you bottled yourself, with a story attached to every pour.
Cabernet Franc is one of the five varieties growing at Biama Vineyard, right beside the tasting room — hand-harvested, raised in our cellar, and now ready for glass. On the day, the last step of its journey is yours: you fill it, you cork it, you take it home.
$95 per person — three bottles with commemorative labels, a glass of wine, a small charcuterie plate, and the winemaking overview, all included. The session is capped at ten — and if it fills, we’re happy to open a second one. Just say so when you reserve.
Online booking is paused while we set the new date. Send us your name and we’ll email you the moment it’s confirmed — before seats go back on sale.
Call the tasting room and we’ll put your name on seats while you’re on the line — happy to help if online isn’t your thing.
Send your name, how many seats, and a phone number — we’ll confirm your spots and the details by reply.
Already booked for August 8? Your seats are safe — we’ll be in touch directly about the new date. Everyone else, tell us you’re interested and you’ll hear first.
Everything — the session, all three bottles of the 2024 Cabernet Franc with their commemorative labels, a glass of wine, a small charcuterie plate, and a short overview of how the wine was made, from vine to barrel.
Three — each one of the 2024 Cabernet Franc, and each one filled, corked, and labeled by you during the session. All three are included in the $95 seat.
Right at 12:30 — we pour your glass, set out the charcuterie, and walk through how the wine was made, then get straight to the bottling.
About an hour — 12:30 to 1:30 — with time left over on the patio after.
Ten, for the 12:30 session. If there’s more interest than seats, we’re open to adding a second session — mention it when you reserve.
None at all. We walk you through every step, and each one is easier than it looks — the pneumatic corker does the hard part at the press of a button.
Yes — bottling and taking wine home is for the 21-and-over crowd. Bring your ID like you would to the tasting room.
Please do. The tasting room and patio pour until 4:30 — toast your handiwork before it even leaves the property.
Tressa Gaye & Friends bring a classic rock and country mix to harvest season — food truck on the patio, vineyard in full autumn swing.
Details →In the underground speakeasy. No cover, no purchase necessary, bring your own food. The brave go first.
Details →The corks are still waiting — we’re just picking a new Saturday. Tell us you want in and you’ll hear the date first.