Keith Striegler and Tammy Jones, University of Missouri
As skilled vineyard labor becomes less available and more expensive to obtain, many vineyard operations are looking to machinery to accomplish tasks previously done by hand. Mechanical harvesting has been …
Skin Flesh Seeds Vascular tissues For more information
William McGlynn, Oklahoma State University
The structure of the grape berry may be roughly divided into three tissue types: skin, flesh, and seed (Figure 1). The chemical composition of each of these …
Reasons for Sampling Differences in Maturity How to Take Samples More Info
William Nail, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Fruit sampling is done for several reasons between veraison and harvest. While it is frequently used to plot …
What is Grape Maturity? Measuring Ripeness Sampling Prep & Analysis More Info
Ed Hellman, Texas AgriLife Extension
Harvesting wine grapes at optimal fruit maturity, or ripeness, presents many challenges, not the least of which is accurate assessment of fruit ripening. …
Canopy Management & Fruit Quality Berry Microclimate Phenolic Development For more information
Julie M. Tarara and Jungmin Lee, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
“Quality” in winegrapes has historically been loosely defined by berry maturity or “sugar ripeness,” …
