Perched on the side of the South East facing slopes of Jerome, Az, Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards is making high elevation w**es out of predominantly Italian and Spanish varietals. Owner and W**emaker, Maynard James Keenan, along with his wife, Jennifer, are producing roughly 4500 cases a year in their tiny underground cement facility known as The Bunker. Open topped 1/2 ton bin maceration,
modified temp controlled carbonic maceration, and/or submerged cap fermentation for the Reds, and whole cluster pressed stainless steel cold fermentation for the Whites and Rose's. Wondering where and how to buy our w**es? Direct Internet Sales:
This means selling directly to you, the consumer. You buy from us, we ship to you, provided you are in a state that allows us to do so. Currently winos living in the following states can sign up for the Velvet Sippers Club and/or purchase w**es off of our website, www.CADUCEUS.org. Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Soon to be added to this list are New York, New Jersey, and in January, Massachusetts. Of course we generally do not ship during the hottest times of the year since all packages must go through Phoenix on their way to you. We do start taking pre-orders in August/early September and usually are able to begin shipping at the end of September/beginning of October, weather permitting. National Distribution:
This means we have established a relationship with a w**e distributor/wholesaler in your state, and they in turn sell our w**es to a local retailer. We of course prefer that they, the distributors, sell to a small, independently owned and operated bottle shop and or restaurant as opposed to chain stores or restaurants. Currently we have relationships with the following distributors/wholesalers in the following states:
Arizona- Quench Fine W**es & Spirits
California- Garber & Co in Southern Ca, Burke W**e Brokerage in the Northern CA & S.F. area. Colorado- Classic W**es
Connecticut- Martin Scott W**es
District of Columbia (Virginia, Maryland, D.C.) Siema W**es
Georgia- Prime W**e and Spirits
Illinois- Maverick W**e Company
Michigan- Veritas
Nevada- Vin Savage
New Mexico- Fiasco Fine W**es, Spirits & B**r
New York- Martin Scott W**es
New Jersey- Martin Scott W**es
North Carolina- Siema W**es
Texas- Pioneer W**e Company
Our website has a Store Locator feature under CONTACT that we try our best to keep updated, but of course we're a small company and sometimes we're not always on top of things. Also, we are in the process of seeking distribution in a few more states, including Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Florida. If you have a favorite small independent bottle shop or restaurant that focuses on hand crafted, artisan, small production w**es from a family owned and operated w**ery, then urge them to contact the distributor listed above. If you're in a state not listed above, figure out who your local hands-on w**e distributor is, and urge them to look into our w**es, Caduceus Cellars & Merkin Vineyards (To clear up any confusion, we are no longer associated with Arizona Stronghold.) International Distribution:
Currently our level of production doesn't support International Distribution except in a few specific territories/states in a couple select countries. Alberta, Canada- Crimson Imports
And
NSW, Australia- MI W**es in Sydney
We hope that helps with any questions you may have. We are extremely grateful for your interest in our efforts here in Arizona. It's been a long and difficult journey to get where we are now. And the journey isn't over. So again, we thank you for your overwhelming support.
