10/10/10 = 2010 Harvest Day

Exhausted from fending off critters that want to eat our crop, combined with a chance of rain later this week and less-than-optimal sun exposure this time of year, we decided to harvest today. A bit early, which is bad, but it IS 10-10-10, which I can't help but be happy about.

We're in our groove - sent that last-minute invite to friends that are known to enjoy picking grapes.  Got started around 7:30am by removing the bird nets from the lowest row, picking them, repeating our way up the hill. 

We walked away with about the same yield as last year - 30 gallons of must.  But, our numbers were way worse. Our goal is to get to a sugar content of 23-25 Brix, and acid level of 6-7.5 TA. 

Instead, the two batches were:
Batch "A" (bottom rows mixed with unfermented Zinfandel juice):
21.75 Brix
9ish TA
Batch "B" (top rows, just grapes):
19.75 Brix
9ish TA

A bit surprised that the acids are so similar on both batches.  We'll be deciding what to do with the grapes over the next 24 hours - stay tuned!