Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Cornell University August 31, 2012 Publication---Veraison to Harvest

I came upon the following publication this morning, Veraison to Harvest published by Cornell University on August 31, 2012. For us, living on the East Coast, it provides a good recap of the growing season and how the weather affected the harvest in various locations in New York.
Reporting for the wine growing regions in New York were:
  • Statewide---Chris Gerling
  • Long Island---Alice Wise and Libby Tarleton
  • Finger Lakes---Hans Walter-Peterson
  • Hudson Valley---Steven McKay and Steve Hoying
  • Lake Erie---Jodi Creasap Gee
In general, most reported that the harvest appears to be 2 to 3 weeks ahead of other years with the Brix level already at 20. Some have already harvested their Pinot Noir to make sparkling wines (we've heard that from a winemaker on Long Island). One report from the Hudson Valley by Steven McKay and Steve Hoying mentions that they may be seeing some rot on their Vignoles and Seyval blanc possibly due to Spotted Wing Drosophila.
I found this report to be very informative. The second half of the publication contains the Fruit Maturation Report on the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Catawba, Cayuga White, Chardonnay, Concord, Lemberger, Malbec, Merlot, Niagara, Noiret, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Traminette and Vignoles.
An example of a report for Cabernet Franc looks like this:
(Click on image to see a larger version)

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