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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Vintage 2020: Getting Ready for Chenin Blanc Harvest

Two of our varieties have been harvested. The Auxerrois was first on 2020 First Harvest Auxerrois September 17, followed by the Chardonnay 2020 Chardonnay Harvest, a week later on September 24, 2020.
We are now preparing for the Chenin Blanc harvest on Sunday October 11, 2020. The majority of our vineyard is dedicated to Chenin Blanc but we have two clones, 982 and FPS-1. This is the first year that we will be harvesting Chenin Blanc clone FPS-1.
Here is what the FPS-1 looks like:
The FPS-1 clone is a looser cluster than the 982 and the berries are bigger. We love seeing these grapes as the sunlight shines through them. It is a beautiful yellow!
We have two data points for our two clones of Chenin Blanc:
Variety - Clone Date of Sample Weight Volume
of Juice
Brix pH TA
Chenin Blanc - Clone 982 9/26/2020
10/4/2020
281 g
211 g
135 mL
100 mL
20.6
21.4
2.76
2.96
11.8 g/L
9.9 g/L
Chenin Blanc - Clone FPS-1 9/26/2020
10/4/2020
207 g
264 g
100 mL
125 mL
19
20.5
2.66
2.90
16.8 g/L
10.4 g/L

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