Sunday, October 01, 2006

Sampling Grapes

Ed Kurtzman, the winemaker at August West Wine samples grapes in Garys' Vineyard. (Ed is sampling these grapes as a favor for another winemaker.) The grapes are tasted and will be tested for sugar and acidity to decide when to harvest. Note that he is looking away from the grapes he grabs. This is to help ensure that the bunches chosen are random. A cluster is picked and placed in a ziploc with about a dozen other clusters. In the lab it will be pressed and measurements will be taken.

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