The Pinot grigio vines are basically through veraison. This one vine, although quite young, is carrying quite a crop.
It never ceases to amaze me, with Pinot grigio how 'black-grape' variety-like they look. Of course, anyone who appreciates a good Pinot noir based Champagne will not need York Notes to understand that the majority of grape varieties have white juice.
It is still too early to test for sugar, TA, and pH, but sensory evaluation (eating as I go), says that the grapes are still quite far from maturity.
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warm grapes off the vine...one of gods little gifts.
Most people would expect the resulting Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris wine to be mostly colorless, but leaving the juice in contact with those dark skins for any length of time at crush would change all that. With most grape pulp being white, the color is introduced by the anthocyanins found in the skins. These compounds are glucosides, sugars, and act as both a UV light attenuator and a colorant to attract animals for seed dissemination. In wine, it provides healthful antioxidant properties which is why we want to drink red wine. But if you love white wine as I do, be sure to add some red wine to your diet.
I think my plums have been going through veraison. The ones on the tree, that is. I have taken it as a sign that they should be stuffed into jars and covered in good Polish vodka. Roll on Christmas....
Thud: It is indeed a joy! Our July Muscat table grapes will be ready to eat any day now.
Vinomaker: They seem to be attracting animals this morning, namely birds and V2.
Affer: Pickle away!
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