Here are the juice analysis results from the berry samples collected this morning.We continue to harvest the rest of the Chambourcin and will go on to the Norton variety. 10-Oct-11 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Norton NN 24.3 3.44 1.146 Norton NS 23.1 3.38 1.170 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
Archives for October 2011
Last Friday, October 7, the Missouri State University Staff Ambassadors visited the Mountain Grove Campus. The group arrived in the Horticulture Garden to have lunch and enjoyed a welcome from the Director of the School of Agriculture, Dr. Anson Elliott. Then they toured the field on a hay wagon and the Mountain Grove Cellars winery distillery. They enjoyed a walking tour of … [Read more...] about USA Staff Ambassador Visit
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 3613 (+217 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
We just finished the harvest of the West Catawba vineyard. Tomorrow we plan to harvest the Chambourcin in the Foundation vineyard and then go on to the Chambourcin in the MVEC vineyard. The results of the juice analysis for the berry samples collected this morning are as follows: 3-Oct-11 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Norton … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry