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Noisy Water Winery

Hannah Perry
 
August 11, 2021 | Wine Geek Wednesday | Hannah Perry

Wine Geek Wednesday

 
 

Finding The Perfect Brix

 

Brix is a common term used in wine making-so what does it mean? Brix is the measurement of sugar level in a fruit. Sugar plays a huge role in making yeast, which is what makes wine contain alcohol! The amount of sugar in the grapes determines how much alcohol will be in the wine so as you probably would guess, finding out the sugar levels of each variety of grape is one of the key factors that lets us know when it is time to harvest. The pH, skin color, fruit acids and seed ripeness are also factors we evaluate before harvesting!

 

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WINEMAKERS AKA LIGHT BENDERS

 

The most common instrument to measure the degree of Brix is the refractometer. It's not as fancy as it sounds. You rub some grape juice onto the glass lens and see how much the sunlight beaming through the juice bends. The more the light bends, the higher the sugar content!

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FIND THE PERFECT BRIX FOR YOU

2019 Wild Ferment Old Vine Pinot Noir

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 21.4 BX AT HARVEST

ALCOHOL:  13%

$42.00
 
 
2018 Petite Sirah

 

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 26 BX AT HARVEST

ALCOHOL: 14%

$42.00
 
 
2018 Montepulciano

 

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 23.5

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

$42.00
 
2020 Alliance

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 24.5 BRIX AT HARVEST

ALCOHOL: 18.5%

$27.00
 
 
2020 Forbidden Desert Sweet

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 22.5 BRIX AT HARVEST

ALCOHOL: 12%

$30.00
 
 
2020 Malvasia Bianca

WINE SPECS:

SUGAR: 24 BRIX AT HARVEST

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

$24.00
 
 

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