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Fri, 01 Jul 2011
Waiting for Grapes
The first exciting installment of the semester. We've all gone down to the
university's vineyards, and seen the grapes available. My group has
three rows of Syrah and half a row of Mourvèdre.
It's been pretty hot in Adelaide this summer, so
they're already ready in terms of pH, titratable
acidity and brix/baumé (sugar levels). Sadly, they're
not yet ready in terms of
taste, they still taste green.
It's becoming an increasing problem in
Australia with the hot weather, and the only solution seems to be
to wait until they achieve full physiological ripeness and then acidifying
to make up for any lack of acid.
In any case, we'll have to pick soon, as the weather starts to get
hot from Friday, with Friday, Saturday and Sunday predicted to
be 37°C, and Monday 38°C. Pre-cooked grapes is not what
we want.
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