Varietal | Date | Sugar (Brix) | pH | Total Acidity (%) |
barbera | 8-26-17 | 20.9 | 3.04 | 1.60 |
primitivo | 8-21-17 | 23.0 | 3.27 | ND |
8-26-17 (1) | 25.8 | 3.45 | 0.88 | |
8-26-17 (2) | 24.6 | 3.42 | 0.82 | |
8-26-17 (mean) | 25.1 | 3.44 | 0.85 |
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Grape Chemistry 8-21-17
Varietal | Date | Sugar (Brix) | pH | Total Acidity (%) |
primitivo | 8-21-17 | 23.0 | 3.27 | ND |
Current Grape Availability 8-13-17
Varietal | Amount Still Available for Sale (tons) | Expected Optimal Harvest Time | Price ($)/lb
(>1000 lb/ < 1000 lb) |
Barbera | SOLD OUT*** | Mid Sept | 0.95/1.00 |
Primitivo | SOLD OUT*** | Early Sept | 0.95/1.00 |
Tempranillo* | SOLD OUT | Early Sept | 1.00 |
Quinta** | SOLD OUT | Late Sept | 1.05/1.20 |
Touriga* | SOLD OUT*** | Late Sept-Early Oct | 1.00./1.10 |
*Non-Quinta=Portugese varietals not part of Quinta field.
**The Quinta = touriga nacional, tempranillo, tinta cao, souzao, tinta amarela field planted in 2005
***Wait list requests accepted; current list shown below. Note: Don’t be discouraged. Clients prefer certainty, so some ahead of you may secure fruit elsewhere or go in a different direction before offered the fruit.
Update: Fruit set looks excellent in primitivo and good in the barbera. We expect to be able to provide fruit to our current primitivo waitlist clients, and possibly to some barbera clients, and will confirm at the point of greater certainty. It is also possible if not probable that some non-Quinta field touriga will become available once our current commitments are satisfied.
BARBERA WAITLIST
Priority Position Client Initials Amount Requested (tons)
#1 E.G. 2.0
#2 D.V. 0.5
#3 W.P. 0.5-0.75
PRIMITIVO WAITLIST
Priority Position Client Initials Amount Requested (tons)
#1 T.R. 0.5+ (late harvest)