Practical Winery & Vineyard

 

Predicting harvest date using berry sugar accumulation

May 2015
 
by Alain Deloire, Department of Viticulture & Oenology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (present address: NWGIC, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia)
 
Sugar loading can be defined as the accumulation of the quantity of sugar per berry, expressed as milligrams (mg) per berry, from véraison onward. Véraison corresponds with the onset of fruit maturation.
 

 
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