The juice analyses results for the berry samples collected today are as follows: 8/11/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Taminette N 17.1 3.17 0.974 Traminette F 17.5 3.13 0.799 Chambourcin MVEC 17.7 3.15 1.043 Chambourcin F 17.2 3.04 1.137 Sunbelt 12.4 3.12 1.257 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
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At the 2010 Indy International Wine Competition we won some medals. For the 2009 pink catawba we got a Silver and for the NV Chambourcin Port we won a Silver medal. For the 2009 Chambourcin we won a Bronze medal and the 2009 Traminette a Bronze medal. … [Read more...] about 2010 Indy International Wine Competition
The juice analyses results (sugar, pH and acid) for the berry samples taken today are as follows: 8/9/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Cayuga White F 16.0 3.13 0.694 Taminette N 16.9 3.11 1.043 Traminette F 17.5 3.03 0.840 Chambourcin MVEC 17.4 3.11 1.107 Chambourcin F 17.2 3.01 1.152 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
On Friday, Dr. Mike Burton tested the rainfall simulator to make sure it would rain properly while Cody Wallace dug trenches next to the test plots. The researchers are going to analyze the surface water runoff from replicated plots treated with biosolids (reclaimed sewage) and conventional fertilizers. They will vary the frequency and duration of the rainfall in the simulators … [Read more...] about Thar she blows
I took a berry sample of the Cayuga White in the Foundation vineyard this morning right before the storm. It rained this morning but we picked the remaining Seyval blanc grapes after the storm passed. Kayla and Nicole took the remaining berry samples in the afternoon. The results of the juice analysis for the sample is as … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry