In this blog we discuss why berry sugar monitoring is important beyond sugar concentration. Changes in sugar accumulation reflect other chemical changes As berries accumulate sugars, …
Why berry sugar monitoring is not just for alcohol?

In this blog we discuss why berry sugar monitoring is important beyond sugar concentration. Changes in sugar accumulation reflect other chemical changes As berries accumulate sugars, …
As the 2017 vintage winds down, I have been thinking about the inclination of the human brain to simplify and generalize. I have noticed this …
This discussion is a follow up with our last blog on the 2017 maturation What is the situation end of september? A general disorder in sugar …
Harvest decision 2017: A ripe Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa “should be worth the wait!” We discuss a preliminary analysis of the 2017 vintage effect on …
If you read this blog you are probably interested in understanding the complexity of vine response to contrasted environmental conditions. Everyday scientific results shed new …
Leaving more growing nodes per vine at pruning (to increase vine productivity) and applying deficit irrigation strategies (to increase fruit and wine quality) are are …
The graph below shows the average sugar loading of 250 blocks of Californian Cabernet Sauvignon. It is based on more than 2 500 analyses of sugar …
How can a winegrower harness vineyard spatial variability to make better wines? Numerous studies carried out since 2000, on irrigated and non-irrigated vineyards have …
What is sugar loading? The sugar loading of grape berries (evolution of the quantity of sugars per berry), widely described by Pr. Deloire during the …
In the previous blog post, we provided an overview of common methods used in picking harvest dates. This blog post will dive more into how …