A measurement of the sugar content of grapes, must and wine, indicating the degree of the grapes' ripeness (meaning sugar level) at harvest. Most table-wine grapes are harvested at between 21 and 25 ...

It's a term we often hear associated with winemaking, but what the heck does it mean and why is it so important? We hope ...

In California’s wine country, mechanization means grapes are now mostly picked by ... farming and producing organic wines that use less brix, or sugar, to bring down the alcohol content.

Like Brix, Baumé and Oechsle, must weight is more accurately a measurement of the must's density or specific gravity. Musty: Having an off-putting moldy or mildewy smell. The result of a wine being ...

Researchers and winemakers have teamed up to find an alternative use for wine grapes tainted by bushfire smoke. Vines across New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria were tainted by smoke in the ...

Declining wine consumption both in New Zealand and offshore is forcing some Marlborough growers to leave grapes unpicked this season. In the year ending June 2024, New Zealand wine exports saw a ...