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?
Category: Fruition analytics
Daniel Baron – A Little Bit of Everything
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 …
Sluggish ripening dynamics: who is the culprit in 2017 in Northern California?
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 …
2017: Vintage Effect on Harvest Decision for Napa Cabernet
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 …
What is the link between root temperature, vine reserve and berry ripening?
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 …
Mapping vine reserves variations to predict vineyard productivity
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 …
Sugar loading dynamics in California: varietals & vintage effects?
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 …
Reveal the potential of each terroir with aerial pictures
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 …
The berry sugar loading : an indicator of grape quality
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 …
Linking wine sensory properties with harvest date (part 2)
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 …