Grape Maturity Articles & Analysis
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2-minute read To achieve the desired quality of wine, grapes need to be harvested at a specific maturity level. A key determinant of maturity is grape sugar levels. In simple terms, sugar levels at the time of harvest determine the alcohol content of the wine produced, but it goes beyond that to affect the characteristics ...
Grape maturity monitoring is an important task as it is used to make one of the most critical decisions during the growing season - determining when grapes are likely to be ready for harvest. Currently, chemical indicators such as sugar levels, acid content, and pH are used along with qualitative measures (e.g. skin tannins, aroma, and ...
Brazil, Argentina, South America and Australia have some of the highest consumptions of wine annually1. Wine grapes are exported all over the world and there is a big competition for being the best vineyard. Just like any other farms in the agricultural industry, vineyards have a lot of problems in protecting their grapes from pest birds and finding sustainable ways to scare birds away ...
Company: Summerhill Road Vineyard Location: Bungendore, Australia Product: Agrilaser Autonomic Reason: Grape damage due to birds In use since: March 2016 Situation before The Summerhill Road vineyard, located within the Canberra Wine District of Australia, grows grapes for the purpose of producing premium quality, cool-climate wines. Birds, such as Starlings, Cockatoos, Currawong, Crows, ...