Monthly Archives: August 2019

Grape Chemistry 8-31-19

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Varietal Date Sugar (Brix) pH Total Acidity (%)
Primitivo 8-24-19 (1) 22.4 3.37 1.04
8-24-19 (2) 22.8 3.37 0.97
8-24-19(mean) 22.6 3.37 1.00
8-31-19 (1) 24.9 3.40 0.66
8-31-19 (2) 24.3 3.48 0.64
8-31-19 (mean) 24.6 3.44 0.65
Barbera 8-25-19 21.5 3.07 1.60
8-31-19 (1) 21.7 3.02 1.24
8-31-19 (2) 21.6 3.04 1.29
8-31-19 (mean) 21.6 3.03 1.26

Current Grape Availability

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8-21-19

Varietal Amount Still Available for Sale (tons) Expected Optimal Harvest Time Price ($)
Barbera 2.5 Mid-Late Sept 1.05/lb
Primitivo WAIT LIST*** Mid Sept 1.05/lb
Tempranillo* SOLD OUT Mid Sept 1.05/lb
Quinta** WAIT LIST Late Sept-Early Oct $300/share
 Touriga* SOLD OUT Early-Mid Oct 1.05/lb
       

*Non-Quinta=Iberian varietals not part of Quinta field.

**The Quinta = A field of touriga nacional, tempranillo, tinta cao, souzao, tinta amarela planted in 2005.  One share entitles holder to 250 lb of a field blend of Quinta grapes in the proportions that they are harvested this year.  For example, if 40% of the total Quinta production is touriga, then 40% of each shareholder’s 250 lb allotment will be touriga.  Harvest will be on a Saturday to accommodate home winemakers, with date optimized around ripeness of the touriga nacional.  The Quinta has historically provided superb grapes for a port-style blend as well as dry red blend.

***Wait list requests on a first-come, first-served basis.  Wait list does not commit to purchase, but should grapes become available, persons/entities on wait list will have 24 hr to commit or not, at which point the next person/entity will be contacted, and so on, until grapes are sold.