| Brix | pH | |
| Frontenac | 18 | 2.66 |
| Chardonel | 15.5 | 2.44 |
| Vidal | 17 | 2.47 |
| Chambourcin | 13 | 2.37 |
So for the most part not ready. I didn't bother testing the Foch today because I tested it earlier in the week at 21 brix. The critters were taking about 10% per day, so we went ahead and harvested.
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| It had to be raccoons. |
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| Most of the vines were in better shape. |
The yield was about 190 pounds. These nine vines equaled all of last year's harvest, and three of them were stripped by birds and raccoons. We still have about 40 vines to go.
Naturally once we got everything destemmed and crushed, the brix came in at 17.5; pH ~2.8. But the critters kind of backed us into a corner. If the current crop loss continued, at that rate we wouldn't have any grapes left at all by next weekend. So, no regrets.
