Gary Barlettano
Pappone di Vino
1909
Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:50 pm
In a gallon jug far, far away ...
Gary Barlettano
Pappone di Vino
1909
Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:50 pm
In a gallon jug far, far away ...
JuliaB wrote:Nice grapes!
Gary Barlettano
Pappone di Vino
1909
Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:50 pm
In a gallon jug far, far away ...
Mark Lipton wrote:Lovely pics, Gary, and you can see one of the infamous features of the grape: uneven ripening of the bunches. Thus, if you don't hand harvest and want no unripe flavors in your wine, you let those bunches hang until no unripe grapes remain (though you now have more than a few raisins) and then make a wine of 16..17...18% ABV.
Mark Lipton
Gary Barlettano
Pappone di Vino
1909
Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:50 pm
In a gallon jug far, far away ...
Brian Gilp wrote:Are those going to be thinned? That looks to me like an awful big crop load when the bunches touch like that. The hens and chicks are interesting. Is that normal for Primitivo or was there something about bloom this year that caused it?
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