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Wondering how you should store bottles of Navarro juices? Treat varietal grape juice in a bottle like unfermented wine. Store it on its side or neck down, keep it away from direct sunlight and try to keep it cool; heated juice and wine expands and can push the cork or wet the sides, preventing a proper seal. You can age bottled juice just like wine; we have served juice that's a few vintages old and it tasted fine—not like freshly bottled juice but with an enriched, aged taste. Once you have opened a bottle, store it in the refrigerator with a cork. Refrigerated juice tastes best if consumed within 7-10 days but there are lots of other yummy things to do with Navarro juices: pour some into a dixie cup with a craft stick and pop it into the freezer for Gewürzicles, splash some Pinot Noir juice into the pan with sizzling sausages or enjoy homemade varietal grape jelly by canning juices using pectin and sugar. All three juices are available in 750 ml bottles that should be refrigerated after opening.

Bottling Gewürztraminer juice. [below] The women on the right are filling the bottles with an inert gas replacing any unwanted oxygen prior to filling the bottle with Gewürz juice.
Jim, Navarro's winemaker, inspecting Pinot Noir grapes prior to destemming and pressing. [below]

The Gewürztraminer juice has citrus and tropical fruit flavors, while the Pinot Noir has hints of strawberry and rhubarb. The Chardonnay Verjus is made from unripe, green grapes for its high acidity—like vinegar but without the pungent, acetic nature. We use it for cooking and sometimes mix it with the other juices and sparkling water to create a mocktail. The price is $17.00 each.


[above] A handheld refractometer to measure grape sugars. In this photo we've dipped the refractometer into a press pan full of Chardonnay Verjus.