Integrated grape-to-bottle solutions help wine brands cut complexity, control costs, and secure high-quality California supply
January 22, 2026 (Monterey County, CA) — As wine brands and retailers plan for the 2026 production season amidst continued cost pressure and market volatility, Scheid Family Wines is highlighting its expanded Custom Services platform, designed to help partners operate leaner, scale faster, and secure high-quality supply with confidence.
Building on its recently announced expansion of Custom Crush and Winemaking Services, Scheid’s Custom Services bring together private label development, contract bottling, co-packing, wine finishing, bulk sourcing, and vertically integrated grape-to-bottle production. Scheid’s BRCGS-certified, luxury-level winery in Greenfield, CA is 100% powered by renewable wind energy from a 400-foot-tall turbine.
“As consolidation, capacity constraints, and evolving consumer demand reshape the industry, producers are looking for strategic partners, not just service providers,” said Tony Stephen, Chief Sales Officer at Scheid Family Wines. “Our Custom Services platform was built to reduce complexity, control costs, and deliver premium results at scale. We can help our partners do more with less, without sacrificing quality.”
Key capabilities include:
- Private label and contract bottling on two lines, including counter-pressure bottling for carbonated products, crown cap, cork, and screwcap formats, bottle orientation for embossed bottles, and wax dipping
- Turnkey co-packing solutions, with integrated warehousing and staging to reduce handling, freight, and breakage
- Wine finishing and production support for programs of 1,500 cases per SKU and above
- Extensive QA and food safety oversight, including BRCGS certification
- Access to coastal, high-quality grape supply and bulk wines across key California AVAs
This time of year represents a critical planning window for brands to lock in 2026 production profiles, navigate the bulk wine market, and secure supply at favorable pricing. As a vertically integrated producer with estate vineyards and long-standing grower relationships, Scheid offers customers rare visibility, flexibility and quality from vineyard sourcing through bottling.
Scheid Family Wines will showcase its Custom Services capabilities at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, January 27-29, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Visit Booth 420 to learn more.
About Scheid Family Wines
Scheid Family Wines, a family-owned and operated wine company for over 50 years, is ranked among the top 25 largest wine producers in the United States. Based in Monterey County, California, Scheid is vertically integrated to bring high quality estate grown wines to the marketplace from its sustainably and organically certified vineyards, and grower partners throughout the Central Coast. Scheid’s innovative, luxury-level winery is 100% powered by renewable wind energy generated by a 400-foot-tall wind turbine, which also supplies energy to the local community. The Scheid Family Wines globally distributed brand portfolio includes Scheid Vineyards, Sunny with a Chance of Flowers, VDR (Very Dark Red), Fog & Light, Metz Road, District 7, and Ryder Estate. Scheid Family Wines sells internationally to over 30 countries and is one of the largest producers of premium exclusive brands.
Please visit www.scheidfamilywines.com for more information.
