Thursday, September2nd we had the honor of hosting the chamber of commerce luncheon meeting on the beautiful (but breezy) pavilion! Among our distinguishedguests of the community, members of the Missouri State University Board of Governors, the Provost, and new President, Dr James Cofer were in attendance. President Cofer gave a nice address to the group focusing on the goals … [Read more...] about Mountain Grove Chamber of Commerce Meeting
Archives for September 9, 2010
We began to pick Chambourcin grapes on Wednesday, September 8. We got up to 22 degrees Brix (% sugar) the day before but unfortunately it rained 0.39 inches that evening so the Brix probably decreased before harvest. It is raining again today! … [Read more...] about Chambourcin harvest begins
The juice analysis results for the berry samples collected on Tuesday, September 7 are as follows. 9/7/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin MVEC 22.0 3.46 0.795 Chambourcin F 21.3 3.35 0.769 Catawba W 17.9 3.45 0.801 Norton NN 21.5 3.63 1.148 Norton NS 21.5 3.53 1.005 We were happy to get to 22 Brix (% sugar) … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry