09/03/2024
Sixth Sugar Sampling Results for Home Winemaking Harvest 2024:
Merlot - 23.2° Brix
Old Vine Zinfandel (multiple blocks) - 23.3° - 25.6° Brix
Cabernet - 22.3° Brix
Malbec - block 7 - 23.1° Brix, block 5 - 19.9° Brix
Petit Verdot - 22.6° Brix
We are picking Zinfandel every day this week starting with the higher sugar blocks! We are picking all the Merlot sometime next week and the "late" season varieties are coming on too!