European Grapevine Moth (EGVM)

Shipment of Winegrapes Out of Sonoma County

Please contact us 6 to 8 weeks in advance of harvest if you fall into one of the following categories:

• Grower shipping wine grapes out of state or out of the U.S.
• Grower within the LBAM quarantine area (Maps of Quarantine Areas in Sonoma County) shipping wine grapes to an area in California not under LBAM quarantine
• Grower within the EGVM quarantine area (Maps - EGVM Quarantine), shipping wine grapes to a county not under EGVM quarantine (EGVM quarantine counties as of 7/28/2011 include Fresno, Mendocino, Merced, Napa, Nevada, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma) OR are shipping to a county not issuing EGVM compliance agreements to their wineries (contact the receiving county agricultural commissioner to find out: California Agricultural Commissioners Contact Information (PDF))

Please call the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office at (707) 565-2371, and leave the following information:

• Your name
• Business name
• Vineyard address, and number of acres to be harvested for shipment
• Call back phone number
• Expected date of harvest
• Where the shipment is going; the county, state or county

An inspector from the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will contact you to discuss the requirements for shipping grapes out of the LBAM and/or EGVM quarantine areas.

Movement of Fresh Wine Grapes from an EGVM Quarantine Area: USDA allows the movement of fresh wine grapes from an EGVM quarantine area using a similar systems approach certification method as fresh grapes for consumption. *

In Summary: fresh grapes may be moved from an EGVM quarantine area: out of state, or to a county in California that is not issuing EGVM compliance agreements to their wineries, if the following conditions can be met:

• Be more than 500 meters from the boundary of a vineyard where EGVM has been detected since August 6, 2010. EGVM Finds After August 6, 2010
  • Vineyards less than 500 meters from an EGVM find after August 6, 2010 may ship out of state, or to a county in California that is not issuing EGVM compliance agreements to their wineries by applying an approved post-harvest treatment. Please contact the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office for more information.
• Have an existing Integrated Pest Management program targeting EGVM
• Be trapped (1 trap/5 acres, 2 traps minimum) for EGVM prior to harvest. All traps shall be in place at least 30 days prior to the start of harvest. All mating disruption shall be removed (if applicable) at the time of trap placement.
• Be inspected (a minimum of 300 bunches must be inspected no more than 7 days before harvest)
• Have a compliance agreement allowing for the movement of hand harvested fresh wine grapes.

Additionally:

• Grapes must be hand harvested and must be transported in refrigerated conveyances
• Shipments of grapes may not include any material other than grapes, including leaves, litter, culls, debris, etc.
• Grape bunches must be trimmed clear of all material other than grapes
• Grapes must be certified with the placement of a diamond stamp on each container; Interstate shipments must be accompanied by a Federal Shield

*Click here for more information about the systems approach. (PDF)

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