OK, this week has been a bit crazy. I recorded phenology with Joe Rasmussen, the fellow who is working on his Vesta practicum, on Tuesday, September 20, but am posting the GDD today with the accumulation through Wednesday, September 21. GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3528 (+265departure from normal) at Mountain … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Archives for September 22, 2011
Here are the juice analysis results from the berries collected yesterday morning. Traminette in the North Vineyard was harvested Monday through Wednesday, September 19 through 21. 21-Sep-11 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Chambourcin MVEC 22.3 3.41 0.801 Chambourcin F 22.6 3.27 0.792 Catawba W 17.8 3.30 0.912 Norton … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry (Sept 21) and Traminette harvest