Vendemmia

we picked the grapes today, Mary Graham Duncan and me.

Its a hot day, maybe 30 degrees, the grapes were in fine condition.

Rows 1 and 2 measured 23 Brix, Rows 3 and 4 22 Brix.

Weights as follows

Row 1  68.4 Kgs
Row 2  44.8 Kgs
Row 3  46.7 Kgs
Row 4  71.5 Kgs

Total Pick 231.4 Kgs

Crush was completed by 1pm, grape must sulphited and left on skins for pressing tomorrow morning.

Brix Update

Monday 9th September

row 1+2, 21 Brix 

row 3+4, 22 Brix

Brix Update

Thursday 5th September

Brix taken by Claudia

row 1+2, 21 Brix

row 3+4, 22 Brix 

Brix Update

Sunday 1st September

Brix taken by Claudia, recorded as

row 1+2, 17 Brix 

row 3+4, 18 Brix 

Brix Update

Crop looks great, maybe 250Kgs ? 

Measured Brix today, the newly grafted rows with the biggest crop coming in at 15, the original 2 rows with smaller crop measuring 12.5

Brix Update

The grafted vines are looking very good;  looks like a bumper crop, probably 3 or 4 times the quantity on the old vines.

Brix measured today at 14.5.

Slow Fermentation

The fermentation has started very slowly, after 4 days there is a very small amount of very small bubbles only.  Measured the must yesterday at specific gravity of 1.106 which is very high, suggesting Brix of 25 and finishing alcohol content of almost 15%.

Last years white is looking good, altho still smelling off slightly too much Sulphur.