CSA FAQ

A one-year Level 1 membership to the Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA costs $216 and includes 12 bottles of the winemaker’s selection. Our CSA offers flexibility, as members can either take the winemaker’s selection or customize their shares by selecting preferred wines. Wine is distributed in 6-bottle shares at two pickup events over the course of the season. Can’t make the pickup event? No problem. Members can pick up shares during any of our regular hours convenient for them. ​A non-refundable deposit of $66 is due upon enrolling in our CSA. Two additional payments of $100 are due by April 1 and June 1, and can be made online by clicking here. 

A one-year Level 2 membership to the Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA costs $432 and includes 24 bottles of the winemaker’s selection. Our CSA offers flexibility, as members can either take the winemaker’s selection or customize their shares by selecting preferred wines. Wine is distributed in 12-bottle shares at two pickup events over the course of the season. Can’t make the pickup event? No problem. Members can pick up shares during any of our regular hours convenient for them. ​A non-refundable deposit of $132 is due upon enrolling in our CSA. Two additional payments of $150 are due by April 1 and June 1, and can be made online by clicking here. 

Any adjustments due to wine substitutions will be made at the final pickup.

The idea of community supported agriculture (CSA) originated with a community’s desire to support local agriculture. A farmer grows shares of produce, fruit, or other agricultural products, in our case finished wine. Shares are purchased before the growing season and the community and farmer shared in the risks that came with agriculture. They also shared in the joys of locally grown fresh products.

We are committed to sustainable farming in the Grand Isle, Vermont. Our CSA is part of our effort to create and sustain an enduring relationship between community members and our farm winery. The wine we make is a local agricultural product and with our wine we contribute to the preservation of local agriculture heritage in Granby.
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We grow 100% of the grapes that go into our wines. Owners, Michael & Crystal Richardson, live in the Grand Isle community during the vineyard growing and harvest time, where Michael has deep roots. Our CSA fits the intention of supporting Vermont agriculture, good local food, preserving local farms, and decreasing our carbon footprint.

This question is answered with several other questions.  Do you like wine? Do you like supporting local agriculture? Do you enjoy the viewing of art and the listening to music in a beautiful country setting? Are you interested in learning more about wine, and getting a behind the scenes view of grape growing and wine making in general, and Lost Acres Vineyard specifically? If the answer is yes to these questions, then the CSA is right for you!

Pickups are the distribution method for the Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA. The terms pickup and distribution are used interchangeably. Two times a year, Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA members can visit the winery and vineyard to pick up their CSA share (6 or 12 bottles of wine per pick up based on CSA Level). 

The risk is minimal. In our model, we have already grown and harvested the crop, so we know we are going to have wine.

Description:

• 6 or 12 bottles per distribution based on CSA Level, half of your share is customizable – $20-24 / bottle price in each distribution
• 25% off any wine and merchandise purchases made in our Tasting Room on CSA Pick-Up Day
• 25% off case purchases in our Tasting Room – ANY TIME!
• 15% off 6 bottle purchases in our Tasting Room – ANY TIME!
• 25% off Tours for the CSA Wine Club member and up to 3 guests
• 15% off merchandise purchases – ANY TIME!

Benefits:

• Complimentary glass of wine on your first visit to the Tasting Room
• Two CSA member only emails from Michael & Crystal
• Exclusive access to “CSA Only” small production wines
• Exclusive invitations to CSA Pick-Up Parties with the winemakers 2 times a year
• Each CSA Offering will include:
  • Tasting notes and a letter from the Winemakers
  • Recipes to pair with the wines
  • First access to new releases
  • Discounts for members and up to 3 guests on flights – ANY TIME!
  • Exclusive access to Cellar wines not available to the public
  • Exclusive invitations to CSA Members and their guests to Winemaker events and tastings

A one-year Level 1 membership to the Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA costs $216 and includes 12 bottles of the winemaker’s selection. Our CSA offers flexibility, as members can either take the winemaker’s selection or customize their shares by selecting preferred wines. Wine is distributed in 6-bottle shares at two pickup events over the course of the season. Can’t make the pickup event? No problem. Members can pick up shares during any of our regular hours convenient for them. ​A non-refundable deposit of $66 is due upon enrolling in our CSA. Two additional payments of $100 are due by April 1 and June 1, and can be made online by clicking here. 

A one-year Level 2 membership to the Sunset Vista Vineyards CSA costs $432 and includes 24 bottles of the winemaker’s selection. Our CSA offers flexibility, as members can either take the winemaker’s selection or customize their shares by selecting preferred wines. Wine is distributed in 12-bottle shares at two pickup events over the course of the season. Can’t make the pickup event? No problem. Members can pick up shares during any of our regular hours convenient for them. ​A non-refundable deposit of $132 is due upon enrolling in our CSA. Two additional payments of $150 are due by April 1 and June 1, and can be made online by clicking here. 

The short answer is yes. While the winemaker will select wines to be in each of the distributions, members can substitute wines if they prefer. Any differences in cost will be billed or credited in at the final distribution.

No problem! Members can pick up shares during any of our regular hours convenient for them.