Wednesday, November 23, 2011

3 ways to rot

It's rare that grapes hang on the vine this long, but sure enough the TA is dropping, making them more likely to turn into good wine.  Unfortunately the types of rot that are growing on the berries are also on the rise: probably 10% have botrytis (looks like tan bread mold), another 5% sour rot (looks like a pink-redish berry and tastes & smells obviously bad).  Then there's this white surface one; not sure what exactly it is but sure is funny looking.

In any case, our numbers:
Ta: 8.3
Ph: 3.4 
Brix: 21.75 

Given the speed at which the rot is spreading, and the fact that more than half the leaves have dropped, we're going to harvest the rest this weekend.

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