Providing winemaking supplies, grapes, juices (plus
brewing supplies) for amateur winemakers for over 25 years.
Fall Bright, The Winemakers Shoppe
10110 Hyatt Hill, Dundee, NY 14837 607-292-3995
HOURS
Update on ripening: We try to pick by pH, flavor, fruit condition,
brix and projected weather.
I will fill in numbers as Tom does the test. Where
there are just brix numbers, he hasn't run test and we have just dipped the
refractometer.
Print out a tartaric
acid chart and a Sugar
Chart.
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Variety |
Brix | TA | pH |
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Aurore |
16.8 | 0.782 | 3.30 |
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Baco |
15.4 | 1.277 | 3.3 |
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Baron's Blend |
22 | .638 | 3.2 |
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Cabernet Franc |
18.5 | .78 | 3.2 |
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Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Carmine |
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Catawba |
16.2 | 1.277 | 2.90 |
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Cayuga |
18.0 | .894 | 3.00 |
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Chambourcin |
19.2 | 1.101 | 3.10 |
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Chancellor |
16.4 | 0.702 | 2.9 |
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Chardonnay |
20.4 | 0.734 | 3.20 |
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Chelois no juice this year |
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Colobel |
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Concord |
14.4 | 1.117 | 3.3 |
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COROT
NOIR Corot Noir white juice Corot Noir rose (light press) limited Corot Noir red juice limited |
14 | .735 | 2.9-3.00 |
| deChaunac | 16 | 1.085 | 3.00 |
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Delaware |
19.8 | 0.894 | 3.1 |
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Diamond |
13.6 | 0.766 | 3.00 |
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Foch |
20.2 | 1.005 | 3.30 |
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Gewurztraminer |
20 | 0.527 | 3.5 |
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Hybrid Blends: |
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Baron's Red |
22 | .638 | 3.2 |
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Maiden's Blush |
20.8 | .654 | 3.1 |
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White Blend |
21.8 | .670 | 3.00 |
| Blends explained below at the bottom of the page. | |||
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Late Harvest Vignoles |
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Leon Millot |
19.4 | .926 | 3.5 |
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Maiden's Blush |
20.8 | .654 | 3.1 |
| Merlot as juice ready! finally | 18.6 | .894 | 3.10 |
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Merlot as grapes |
~18-20 | ||
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Muscat Ottonel |
18.4 | 0.798 | 3.20 |
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Niagara |
13 | .670 | 3.2 |
| NY 73.1136.17"Noiret" | 16 | .686 | 3.00 |
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Pinot Noir |
20-22.8 | ||
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Ravat-51 Vignoles |
20.8 | 1.101 | 3.00 |
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Riesling Oct 18-21 |
20.5 | .83 |
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| Riesling Oct 23-26 to end of season | 19.0 | .894 | 3.1 |
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Seyval |
17 early pick up 19-current | 0.798 | 3.10 |
| Traminette | 18.5 | 0.862 | 3.2 |
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Vidal |
21.0 | 0.798 | 3.30 |
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Vignoles Ravat-51 |
20.8 | 1.101 | 3.00 |
| White Queen's Blend | 21.8 | .670 | 3.00 |
| EYE OF THE PARTRIDGE A blend of Chardonnay and lightly pressed Merlot. |
19.14 | ||
Baron’s Blend is traditionally a blend of Chancellor, Baco, Foch, and Leon Millot. A dark hearty bodied Bordeaux style.
This year, with a fair crop loss of Chancellor, Tom used Chancellor- (more by 5 gallons than Corot Noir), Corot Noir (red pressed), Foch and Leon Millot. The color is a bit light this year, as has been in some years past. Skins have been available.
Prince’s Blend is a blend of Foch, Leon Millot, and maybe Chancellor. A medium bodied, complex Burgundy style. This was cancelled this year due to crop loss of major components.
Maiden's Blush is a fruity wine best finished with a little residual sugar. It is a blend of Aurore, Cayuga, usually Chelois, however, due to that shortage, Tom used another red to color. While it looks dark in your container, it should lighten with fermentation. We usually recommend a 71B or Cotes des Blanc for this wine.
This year, with crop loss of Chelois, Tom used the rose press of Corot Noir, free run of Corot Noir, Cayuga and Noiret (NY 7301). The blends will be different this year and we would like to hear back from you with your results. The brix was low in the Corot Noir, but the acid is perfect. Very nice drinking juice also, so is the blush!
White Blend is a combination of Seyval, Vignoles and Vidal Aurore. All blends are sugar and acid adjusted.
The White blend for 2008 is Seyval, Cayuga, Corot Noir, white free run, Vignoles and Aurore,
The percentages vary, the order the varieties are listed in not necessary in order of volume of those juices used, however, it is for the 2008 blends.
Thank you for your Patronage!
May all your wines
Fall Bright!
