One of the most crucial steps in wine making is the harvesting of wine grapes.The harvesting time is determined mostly by the ripeness of the grapes which is measured by acid, tannin levels and sugar.Winemakers base their decision to harvest the grapes depending on what style of wine they wish to produce.
Harvesting is also determined by the weather (rain, hail, heat, frost) that can damage the grapes and bring diseases.Here is a interesting video showing harvesting of grapes.
How do winemakers decide when exactly to pick grapes and what difference does it make? A winemaker from one of America’s premiere vineyards …
More about harvesting wine grapes on the internet:
hand harvest wine grapes and discern if and when they’re perfect for picking and gets free labor for the trade; and micro farming families invite the commu- nity out to plant a row for the poor – which attracts …
Publish Date: 01/25/2010 1:00
http://www.tourism-review.com/
Oxford Town Wines – wineloverspage.com
But unlike other fruits, which are typically ready to consume at harvest, wine grapes go through another highly complex developmental process that turns them into a completely different food product. The timing of the harvest, then, …
Publish Date: 09/15/2005 10:00
http://www.wineloverspage.com/
there is a vineyard called mitchell vineyard, where we went to harvest wine grapes. we received the word saying the grapes were ready. there is only a small window of time to harvest for us, so even though it was gloomy weather …
Publish Date: 09/15/2008 23:43
http://kindredspiritsorganics.blogspot.com/
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