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VeraiSon to harVeStStatewide Vineyard Crop deVelopment Update 3

September 20 2019edited by tim martinSon and ChriS GerlinG

Around New YorkStatewide (Tim Martinson)Wersquore continuing to see the divide between Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley fruit composition (on track or ahead of last year) and the rest of the state (lagging behind last yearrsquos numbers)

Compared to 2018 Long Island varieties Malbec (+3 degBrix +06 gl TA) Merlot (+3degBrix +06 gl TA) Sauvignon blanc (+24 degBrix +13 gl TA) have higher soluble solids and slightly higher acids than last year at this time But on all those varieties plus Long Island Merlot Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay TAs are in the range of 6 to 9 gl ndash in con-trast to the Finger Lakes and Lake Erie where TAs are still in double digits (gl)

Notably a few blocks we are monitoring are lagging signifi-cantly (see Cab Franc Chardonnay Riesling and Pinot noir for examples) Some of this is directly attributable to loss of functional leaf area from downy mildew infections and some (eg in Eastern NYHV) probably resulted from winter injury in parts of that region

Among the hybrids Cayuga White is at about 165 degBrix with 106 gl TA approaching harvestable numbers ndash but still 2 degBrix behind last year with acids about 2 gl higher The Minnesota varieties are all lagging 2-4 degBrix behind last year ndash with acids 3 gl higher than last year ndash and in the 12 (Marquette) to 18 gl (Frontenac) range This will probably delay harvest in some areas while growers wait for the acids to drop

The three Concord blocks are at 13-14 degBrix well behind last yearrsquos 159 degBrix average Our single Catawba vineyard might not be representative but at 123 degBrix and 221 gL TA it is lagging well behind last year (16 degBrix 10 gl) The Lake Erie Niagara block is close to last yearrsquos numbers and at 154 degBrix looks like it is harvestable

The varieties with most samples (Cab Franc and Riesling) show the EastWest split with brix ranging from 14-16 degBrix and acids from 11-14 gl upstate and 18-19 degBrix65-7 gl TA on Long Island Among the Rieslings we see a larger range of soluble solids (14-18 degBrix) and TAs (11-17 gl upstate 86 gl on Long Island)

In short still looks like a low brixhigh acid year ndash except on Long Island Next weekrsquos forecast for Geneva shows a couple of warm days over the weekend rain on Monday and more moderate temperatures for the rest of the week (lows of 50 deg F highs around 70-75 deg F) Mostly sunny which should help

Long Island (Alice Wise) Every season brings new challenges a reminder that those of us that live in the vineyard are on a continual learning curve Despite relatively dry weather downy mildew got a foothold in many vineyards and has persisted albeit at low levels lsquoDry weatherrsquo is loosely used as when rainfall did ar-rive it was often spotty raining in one vineyard while skip-ping another one nearby In most cases the downy is limited to the top of the canopy and sometimes lateral leaves

The top of the VSP canopy can be dense especially with over the row netting Long Islandrsquos recycling sprayers also do not deliver optimal coverage in this area when canopies are tall andor packed with shoots and laterals

This situation illustrates the benefits of side or panel netting Air flow through the canopy is improved shoot hedging can continue if needed and shoots particularly emerging later-als are not crammed together under the net Still the cost

Continued on page 2

Downy mildew is leading to loss of leaf area affecting soluble solid accumulation and acid metabolism in a few vineyards this year

Photo by Tim Martinson

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benefit must be examined as fine mesh side netting can be two to three times more expensive vs tradi-tional over the row net

Long-term the expense of deploying and removing netting is different in that most growers leave their side nets out all year Nets are gathered and tied to irrigation wires which sit 18rdquo or so off the ground The two sides are permanently fastened with cable ties at the bottom When ready to be put out the nets are simply pulled up and secured at the top with staples or vineyard tape

Another benefit to side netting ndash if well-secured the nets deter critters Some of the finer meshes even limit the access of bees and wasps (nothing is 100 effec-tive)

Harvest continued this week with fruit coming off for both sparkling and table wine including Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc Bee wasp and yellow jacket kicked in recently though popula-tions are modest Warmer weather is predicted for Fri-day-Monday This will undoubtedly bring out a few more bees and yellow jackets

Cluster rots are present in susceptible varieties but not out of hand In the Cornell LIHREC vineyard there is minor sour rot and a spot of Botrytis here and there in varieties such as Pinot Noir and Auxerrois (a sibling of Chardonnay) Chardonnay thus far is pretty clean The quality of fruit looks very good this year growers and winemakers across the board are pleased With sunny and mostly dry weather predicted for the next week to ten days the prospects for the remainder of the crop look promising

Varieties harvested at LIHREC 9-17-19 Variety Brix pH TA Comments

Dornfelder 192 338 60 Historically reaches about this stage then starts to break down ~ 35 ta

Pinot Noir 205 332 83 Minimal sour rot and botrytis some berry dehydra-tion (raisining) ~ 3 ta

Muscat Ottonel 198 335 54 Fruit in good condition but acids dropping Above average yields slgt 3ta

Finger Lakes (Hans Walter-Peterson)Wersquore now into the third week of harvest in the Finger Lakes but itrsquos still very early from the standpoint of what has actually been picked so far The later than normal season continues so far but growers and win-eries are hoping that some well-timed sun and heat for the next several days will help to push some vineyard blocks over the finish line so they can start picking sooner rather than later Early hybrids like Marquette and Baco noir have started to come in along with some early loads of Cayuga White and Diamond I suspect that grapes destined for sparkling wine will start get-ting picked within the next several days as well if they havenrsquot already

Downy mildew has been an ongoing battle this year and is taking its toll in some vineyards Individual in-

fections are fairly easy find in almost every block but overall impacts range from lsquonot too badrsquo to severe in-fections levels causing defoliation of portions of the canopy This is another year illustrating just how dev-astating this disease can be if it isnrsquot managed prop-erly Predictions for how the climate will change (and already is) in the Finger Lakes point towards condi-tions that are even more favorable to the disease in the future unfortunately

Many of the samples we collected this week show that Brix levels have reached the point where sour rot can start to gain a foothold in the fruit which is around 15deg Brix Certain cultivars are more susceptible to this com-plex disease than others especially those with tightly packed clusters (eg Vignoles Riesling) and those with relatively thin skins (eg Pinot noir) Research has shown that managing fruit flies which enable the microbes that cause the rot to spread quick in a vine-yard is a critical component of keeping this disease in check Growers with susceptible cultivars should be prepared to begin their fruit fly control regimens soon if they havenrsquot already using as many modes of chemical action as they can For further information about materials available for fruit fly control on grapes in New York an article on the subject is available at httpsnygpadminccecornelleduuploadsdoc_67pdf

Lake Erie (Jennifer Russo) This week in the Lake Erie Grape Region harvest continues to ramp up adding Elvira Catawba and Gerwurztraminer to the list with Aurore Seyval Delaware Brianna Gruner Edelweiss Leon Millot Fredonia Frontenac Gris La Crescent Niagara and Diamond varieties coming off the vine The staff at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is harvesting the Vignoles today

The past weekrsquos weather for CLEREL as of noon on Thursday September 19th had an average air temp of 648 degF slightly lower than last week average max tem-perature of 718 degF and average minimum 569 degF both of which are marginally lower than last weekrsquos aver-ages The most precipitation occurred on September 13th with our weather station recording 084 inches

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benefit must be examined as fine mesh side netting can be two to three times more expensive vs tradi-tional over the row net

Long-term the expense of deploying and removing netting is different in that most growers leave their side nets out all year Nets are gathered and tied to irrigation wires which sit 18rdquo or so off the ground The two sides are permanently fastened with cable ties at the bottom When ready to be put out the nets are simply pulled up and secured at the top with staples or vineyard tape

Another benefit to side netting ndash if well-secured the nets deter critters Some of the finer meshes even limit the access of bees and wasps (nothing is 100 effec-tive)

Harvest continued this week with fruit coming off for both sparkling and table wine including Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc Bee wasp and yellow jacket kicked in recently though popula-tions are modest Warmer weather is predicted for Fri-day-Monday This will undoubtedly bring out a few more bees and yellow jackets

Cluster rots are present in susceptible varieties but not out of hand In the Cornell LIHREC vineyard there is minor sour rot and a spot of Botrytis here and there in varieties such as Pinot Noir and Auxerrois (a sibling of Chardonnay) Chardonnay thus far is pretty clean The quality of fruit looks very good this year growers and winemakers across the board are pleased With sunny and mostly dry weather predicted for the next week to ten days the prospects for the remainder of the crop look promising

Varieties harvested at LIHREC 9-17-19 Variety Brix pH TA Comments

Dornfelder 192 338 60 Historically reaches about this stage then starts to break down ~ 35 ta

Pinot Noir 205 332 83 Minimal sour rot and botrytis some berry dehydra-tion (raisining) ~ 3 ta

Muscat Ottonel 198 335 54 Fruit in good condition but acids dropping Above average yields slgt 3ta

Finger Lakes (Hans Walter-Peterson)Wersquore now into the third week of harvest in the Finger Lakes but itrsquos still very early from the standpoint of what has actually been picked so far The later than normal season continues so far but growers and win-eries are hoping that some well-timed sun and heat for the next several days will help to push some vineyard blocks over the finish line so they can start picking sooner rather than later Early hybrids like Marquette and Baco noir have started to come in along with some early loads of Cayuga White and Diamond I suspect that grapes destined for sparkling wine will start get-ting picked within the next several days as well if they havenrsquot already

Downy mildew has been an ongoing battle this year and is taking its toll in some vineyards Individual in-

fections are fairly easy find in almost every block but overall impacts range from lsquonot too badrsquo to severe in-fections levels causing defoliation of portions of the canopy This is another year illustrating just how dev-astating this disease can be if it isnrsquot managed prop-erly Predictions for how the climate will change (and already is) in the Finger Lakes point towards condi-tions that are even more favorable to the disease in the future unfortunately

Many of the samples we collected this week show that Brix levels have reached the point where sour rot can start to gain a foothold in the fruit which is around 15deg Brix Certain cultivars are more susceptible to this com-plex disease than others especially those with tightly packed clusters (eg Vignoles Riesling) and those with relatively thin skins (eg Pinot noir) Research has shown that managing fruit flies which enable the microbes that cause the rot to spread quick in a vine-yard is a critical component of keeping this disease in check Growers with susceptible cultivars should be prepared to begin their fruit fly control regimens soon if they havenrsquot already using as many modes of chemical action as they can For further information about materials available for fruit fly control on grapes in New York an article on the subject is available at httpsnygpadminccecornelleduuploadsdoc_67pdf

Lake Erie (Jennifer Russo) This week in the Lake Erie Grape Region harvest continues to ramp up adding Elvira Catawba and Gerwurztraminer to the list with Aurore Seyval Delaware Brianna Gruner Edelweiss Leon Millot Fredonia Frontenac Gris La Crescent Niagara and Diamond varieties coming off the vine The staff at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is harvesting the Vignoles today

The past weekrsquos weather for CLEREL as of noon on Thursday September 19th had an average air temp of 648 degF slightly lower than last week average max tem-perature of 718 degF and average minimum 569 degF both of which are marginally lower than last weekrsquos aver-ages The most precipitation occurred on September 13th with our weather station recording 084 inches

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Reports from industry representatives in regard to Niagara variety is that early Niagaras have come off the vine with more to be delivered next week There are reports that Concord processors are looking to start receiving Monday September 23rd and another on the 24th while the majority of Concord grape har-vest is anticipated the first week of October

To keep abreast with what is happening in the Lake Erie region check out the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Extension teamrsquos weekly podcasts at http lergpcompodcasts This weekrsquos podcast covers a Spotted Lanternfly update by Tim Weigle which is timely as a cargo ship from China was quarantined in Brooklyn New York this week

HudsonChamplain (Jim Meyers)ldquoMan should not be lonely ndash thatrsquos my opinion Man

should give of himself to people even if they donrsquot want to take But if he is lonely anyway he should go through the

cars He should find people and tell them lsquoLook Irsquom lonely Irsquoll give of myself to the last drop (because I just drank up

the last drop ha-ha) and you give of yourselves to me and having given tell me where are we going From Moscow to

Petushki or from Petushki to Moscowrdquo

-- Venedikt Erofeev from Moscow to the End of the Line

Despite a warmer than average forecast the past week has seen GDD accumulation fall further behind 2018 year-to-date in all areas of eastern New York (Figures 1 amp 2) Parts of Champlain Valley are now 500 GDDs behind 2018 and the warmest parts of Hudson Valley are 150 GDDs behind

Figure 1 Difference in cumulative Growing Degree Days (GDDs) and pre-cipitation between 2019 and 2018 as of September 12th Each colored circle represents a farm location Local CCE offices are represented by colored squares

Photo by Jim Meyers

Figure 2 Comparison of 2019 and historical cumulative Growing Degree Days (GDDs) in a representative vineyard from each of four sub-regions of eastern New York

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Figure 3 comparing 2018 and 2019 Brix shows that the lower Hudson Valley vineyard blocks are slightly ahead of 2018 despite the GDD difference The single block running behind HV Cab Franc B was severely damaged by winter injury and not representative of the region in general Four of five upper Hudson Val-ley blocks remain behind 2018 and all of of the Cham-plain Valley blocks are still substantially behind 2018 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion (NOAA) 14-day temperature outlook is still pre-dicting higher than average temperatures

Figure 3 Comparison of 2019 and 2018 ripening at 13 vineyards in eastern New York CV = Champlain Valley HV = Hudson Valley UHV = Upper Hudson Valley

Photo by Jim Meyers

2019 Lake Erie Concord Berry Curve (Terry Bates)Concord juice soluble solids continued to climb last week at a predictable rate in the CLEREL phenology block averaging 144 oBrix on 916 Fresh berry weigh also continued the post-veraison climb at 262 grams but still lags behind the 2018 fresh berry weight The Lake Erie region is experiencing sunny and dry condi-tions this week with light showers expected next week Concord crop development should keep pace with the long term mean

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Same Place More People New Names Updates from

Geneva Enology By Chris Gerling

Itrsquos been quiet Not too quiet and not just because someone who lives in a house with small children and an easily excited golden retriever doesnrsquot even accept the premise of ldquotoo quietrdquo but quiet for mid-Septem-ber Based on our precise testing methods I can tell itrsquos been relatively quiet out across the New York winery front as well You see we place a number of strate-gic typos in Veraison to Harvest and then wait to see if and when they are noticed Including errors is no easy task for people so dedicated to absolute accuracy and doing so can even make us downright queasy on oc-casion Itrsquos just that we believe this strongly in the sci-ence so we grit our teeth and continue The care with which many of you have read the first two issues- as indicated by the number of typos reported- suggests you are also still waiting on the harvest Herersquos to hoping the grapes are ripening during these beautiful days the grapes are picked while everything is warm and dry and we can safely resume cranking out news-letters secure in the knowledge no one is reading there are no errors to report In the meanwhile here are some updates regarding our lab in Geneva

Mansfield Research Lab ReturnsAbout five years ago with a newly completed Food Science building in Ithaca and one preparing to under-go renovations in Geneva the department elected to send all research labs and graduate students to Ithaca For a few years there were only Food Science exten-sion programs in Geneva scattered across the campus buildings that would house us Since Anna Katharine Mansfield has a research and extension appointment this plan meant she had to split her resources and time between two places Now that the renovations have been completed in Geneva the Mansfield lab was moved back this summer and we are thrilled to have the whole group back under one roof We should be much more efficient with this change As an added bo-nus new graduate student Ryan Fifield is working in the lab to support Veraison to Harvest as part of his ex-tension assistantship Itrsquos great to have students back

in the lab

New Group NameWith the addition of Kaylyn Kirkpatrickrsquos brewing ex-tension program our range has expanded We have also been working with cider for a few years now and we collaborate with Sam Alcainersquos dairy fermentation lab on some of their new beverages We liked the idea of combining our resources into a larger group that could share expertise equipment and methods to take on new projects and challenges- but what to call it Our first choice was the Fermented Beverage Institute but there was some hesitation among the higher-ups especially when they heard we wanted badges So instead of the FBI we are the CCBI or Cornell Craft Beverage Institute You have the right to remain trans-formed by yeast

New Lab Name-We are now crushing V to H grapes at the Cornell Craft Beverage Analytical Laboratory Wersquove worked with more than just wine for a long time and the samples that reach our facility these days include cider and mead of course but also beer jelly bourbon BBQ sauce

Figure 3 Comparison of 2019 and 2018 ripening at 13 vineyards in eastern New York CV = Champlain Valley HV = Hudson Valley UHV = Upper Hudson Valley

Photo by Jim Meyers

Continued on page 10

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Fruit Composition Report - 9202019Samples were collected on Monday September 16 and include yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) Previous YAN measurements collected on Sept 3 Next samples will be collected on Monday September 23

Baco NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Benmarl SW HV HARVEST Final sample 9102019 Benmarl SW HV 115 202 320 1Final Sample 9102018 Southwest HV 118 184 338 110

Cabernet FrancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 128 168 289 114 19Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 146 158 295 115 44Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 130 142 296 122 56Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 125 164 29 116 21Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 096 84 279 188 107Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 131 182 288 112 15

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 135 170 324 71 97Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 129 132 29 201 156

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 142 150 291 145 98Long Island 9162019 LI-05 183 195 33 70 71Long Island 9162019 LI-09 158 185 335 65 121

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 097 164 283 141 99Average 9162019 133 158 299 122 75

Prev Sample 992019 128 146 292 148lsquo18 Sample 9172018 151 175 325 84 124

CatawbaRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 251 123 256 221 38Prev Sample 992019 Keuka 239 105 264 295 lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Keuka 255 162 287 101 110

Cayuga WhiteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 319 148 288 115 120Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 235 165 292 84 89Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 311 164 297 101 152Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 253 162 28 125 52

Average 9162019 279 160 289 106 103Prev Sample 992019 286 153 288 122 113lsquo18 Sample 9172018 298 182 317 77 181

ChardonnayRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga MISSINGFinger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 148 160 311 103 160Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 131 138 292 126 150Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 152 196 3 79 57Long Island 9162019 LI-03 167 190 329 79 221

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 146 167 288 120 55Average 9162019 149 170 304 102 129

Prev sample 992019 144 153 296 130 128lsquo18 Sample 9172018 161 195 329 81 165

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ConcordRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 292 129 295 96 128Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 277 130 293 99 75

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 296 142 301 115 205Average 9162019 288 134 296 103 136

Prev Sample 992019 284 125 284 129 114lsquo18 Sample 9172018 292 159 326 71 174

Frontenac amp Frontenac GrisRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain 111 191 277 206 260Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain (gris) 121 197 28 195 223

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 125 239 311 152 328Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 142 182 3 191 471Average 9162019 125 202 292 186 320

Prev Sample 992019 128 188 292 192 469lsquo18 Sample 9172018 112 247 313 151 334

Gruner VeltlinerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 159 169 296 71 29Previous Sample 992019 Dresden 142 154 282 92 41

lsquo17 Sample 9172018 Dresden 179 203 333 55 133

La CrescentRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 123 180 278 156 110Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 127 190 283 148 60

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 143 192 292 149 85Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 140 214 288 154 74

Average 9162019 133 194 285 152 82Previous Sample 992019 132 187 286 92 68

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 117 236 299 137 84

LembergerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 200 195 291 93 39Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 187 287 102 48Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 173 192 296 102 207

Average 9162019 178 191 291 99 98Previous sample 992019 164 176 287 124 107

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 190 206 315 85 107

MalbecRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 210 183 322 98 153Prev Sample 992019 LI-06 194 168 311 117 170lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-06 247 158 348 92 353

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Marechal FochRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 138 204 314 98 66Prev sample 992019 Northeast HV 139 200 321 99lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Northeast HV 139 227 350 108 204

MarquetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 141 209 275 142 188Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 119 189 277 168 72

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 135 222 299 115 157Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 161 179 297 127 158

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 170 211 286 157 229Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 154 235 322 125 428

Average 9162019 147 207 296 138 209Prev Sample 992019 139 195 295 152 214lsquo18 Sample 9172018 135 228 314 117 262

MerlotRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 LI-04 199 194 341 56 106Long Island 9162019 LI-10 172 187 345 69 172

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 142 192 295 110 30Average 9162019 171 191 327 78 103

Prev sample 992019 161 181 325 83 89lsquo18 Sample 9172018 178 164 349 72 162

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 434 154 314 82 124Prev Sample 992019 Portland 145 137 300 104 101lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Portland 360 142 321 75 210

NoiretRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 155 154 3 129 229Prev Sample 992019 Sheridan 145 149 301 159 242

Pinot NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 162 174 298 106 32Finger Lakes 9162019 W Cayuga 140 170 308 89 346Finger Lakes 9162019 Ontario 143 137 314 104 252

Hudson Valley 9162019 SW HV 096 184 36 68 338Hudson Valley 9162019 E Central HV MISSING

Niagara 9162019 Niagara Escarpment 136 177 308 112 123Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 114 183 291 95 112Average 9162019 132 171 313 96 200

Prev sample 992019 123 158 301 131 231lsquo18 Sample 9172018 154 186 340 72 207

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 5

Same Place More People New Names Updates from

Geneva Enology By Chris Gerling

Itrsquos been quiet Not too quiet and not just because someone who lives in a house with small children and an easily excited golden retriever doesnrsquot even accept the premise of ldquotoo quietrdquo but quiet for mid-Septem-ber Based on our precise testing methods I can tell itrsquos been relatively quiet out across the New York winery front as well You see we place a number of strate-gic typos in Veraison to Harvest and then wait to see if and when they are noticed Including errors is no easy task for people so dedicated to absolute accuracy and doing so can even make us downright queasy on oc-casion Itrsquos just that we believe this strongly in the sci-ence so we grit our teeth and continue The care with which many of you have read the first two issues- as indicated by the number of typos reported- suggests you are also still waiting on the harvest Herersquos to hoping the grapes are ripening during these beautiful days the grapes are picked while everything is warm and dry and we can safely resume cranking out news-letters secure in the knowledge no one is reading there are no errors to report In the meanwhile here are some updates regarding our lab in Geneva

Mansfield Research Lab ReturnsAbout five years ago with a newly completed Food Science building in Ithaca and one preparing to under-go renovations in Geneva the department elected to send all research labs and graduate students to Ithaca For a few years there were only Food Science exten-sion programs in Geneva scattered across the campus buildings that would house us Since Anna Katharine Mansfield has a research and extension appointment this plan meant she had to split her resources and time between two places Now that the renovations have been completed in Geneva the Mansfield lab was moved back this summer and we are thrilled to have the whole group back under one roof We should be much more efficient with this change As an added bo-nus new graduate student Ryan Fifield is working in the lab to support Veraison to Harvest as part of his ex-tension assistantship Itrsquos great to have students back

in the lab

New Group NameWith the addition of Kaylyn Kirkpatrickrsquos brewing ex-tension program our range has expanded We have also been working with cider for a few years now and we collaborate with Sam Alcainersquos dairy fermentation lab on some of their new beverages We liked the idea of combining our resources into a larger group that could share expertise equipment and methods to take on new projects and challenges- but what to call it Our first choice was the Fermented Beverage Institute but there was some hesitation among the higher-ups especially when they heard we wanted badges So instead of the FBI we are the CCBI or Cornell Craft Beverage Institute You have the right to remain trans-formed by yeast

New Lab Name-We are now crushing V to H grapes at the Cornell Craft Beverage Analytical Laboratory Wersquove worked with more than just wine for a long time and the samples that reach our facility these days include cider and mead of course but also beer jelly bourbon BBQ sauce

Figure 3 Comparison of 2019 and 2018 ripening at 13 vineyards in eastern New York CV = Champlain Valley HV = Hudson Valley UHV = Upper Hudson Valley

Photo by Jim Meyers

Continued on page 10

Page 6

Fruit Composition Report - 9202019Samples were collected on Monday September 16 and include yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) Previous YAN measurements collected on Sept 3 Next samples will be collected on Monday September 23

Baco NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Benmarl SW HV HARVEST Final sample 9102019 Benmarl SW HV 115 202 320 1Final Sample 9102018 Southwest HV 118 184 338 110

Cabernet FrancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 128 168 289 114 19Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 146 158 295 115 44Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 130 142 296 122 56Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 125 164 29 116 21Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 096 84 279 188 107Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 131 182 288 112 15

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 135 170 324 71 97Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 129 132 29 201 156

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 142 150 291 145 98Long Island 9162019 LI-05 183 195 33 70 71Long Island 9162019 LI-09 158 185 335 65 121

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 097 164 283 141 99Average 9162019 133 158 299 122 75

Prev Sample 992019 128 146 292 148lsquo18 Sample 9172018 151 175 325 84 124

CatawbaRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 251 123 256 221 38Prev Sample 992019 Keuka 239 105 264 295 lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Keuka 255 162 287 101 110

Cayuga WhiteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 319 148 288 115 120Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 235 165 292 84 89Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 311 164 297 101 152Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 253 162 28 125 52

Average 9162019 279 160 289 106 103Prev Sample 992019 286 153 288 122 113lsquo18 Sample 9172018 298 182 317 77 181

ChardonnayRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga MISSINGFinger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 148 160 311 103 160Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 131 138 292 126 150Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 152 196 3 79 57Long Island 9162019 LI-03 167 190 329 79 221

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 146 167 288 120 55Average 9162019 149 170 304 102 129

Prev sample 992019 144 153 296 130 128lsquo18 Sample 9172018 161 195 329 81 165

Page 7

ConcordRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 292 129 295 96 128Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 277 130 293 99 75

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 296 142 301 115 205Average 9162019 288 134 296 103 136

Prev Sample 992019 284 125 284 129 114lsquo18 Sample 9172018 292 159 326 71 174

Frontenac amp Frontenac GrisRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain 111 191 277 206 260Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain (gris) 121 197 28 195 223

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 125 239 311 152 328Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 142 182 3 191 471Average 9162019 125 202 292 186 320

Prev Sample 992019 128 188 292 192 469lsquo18 Sample 9172018 112 247 313 151 334

Gruner VeltlinerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 159 169 296 71 29Previous Sample 992019 Dresden 142 154 282 92 41

lsquo17 Sample 9172018 Dresden 179 203 333 55 133

La CrescentRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 123 180 278 156 110Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 127 190 283 148 60

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 143 192 292 149 85Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 140 214 288 154 74

Average 9162019 133 194 285 152 82Previous Sample 992019 132 187 286 92 68

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 117 236 299 137 84

LembergerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 200 195 291 93 39Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 187 287 102 48Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 173 192 296 102 207

Average 9162019 178 191 291 99 98Previous sample 992019 164 176 287 124 107

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 190 206 315 85 107

MalbecRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 210 183 322 98 153Prev Sample 992019 LI-06 194 168 311 117 170lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-06 247 158 348 92 353

Page 8

Marechal FochRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 138 204 314 98 66Prev sample 992019 Northeast HV 139 200 321 99lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Northeast HV 139 227 350 108 204

MarquetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 141 209 275 142 188Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 119 189 277 168 72

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 135 222 299 115 157Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 161 179 297 127 158

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 170 211 286 157 229Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 154 235 322 125 428

Average 9162019 147 207 296 138 209Prev Sample 992019 139 195 295 152 214lsquo18 Sample 9172018 135 228 314 117 262

MerlotRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 LI-04 199 194 341 56 106Long Island 9162019 LI-10 172 187 345 69 172

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 142 192 295 110 30Average 9162019 171 191 327 78 103

Prev sample 992019 161 181 325 83 89lsquo18 Sample 9172018 178 164 349 72 162

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 434 154 314 82 124Prev Sample 992019 Portland 145 137 300 104 101lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Portland 360 142 321 75 210

NoiretRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 155 154 3 129 229Prev Sample 992019 Sheridan 145 149 301 159 242

Pinot NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 162 174 298 106 32Finger Lakes 9162019 W Cayuga 140 170 308 89 346Finger Lakes 9162019 Ontario 143 137 314 104 252

Hudson Valley 9162019 SW HV 096 184 36 68 338Hudson Valley 9162019 E Central HV MISSING

Niagara 9162019 Niagara Escarpment 136 177 308 112 123Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 114 183 291 95 112Average 9162019 132 171 313 96 200

Prev sample 992019 123 158 301 131 231lsquo18 Sample 9172018 154 186 340 72 207

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 6

Fruit Composition Report - 9202019Samples were collected on Monday September 16 and include yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) Previous YAN measurements collected on Sept 3 Next samples will be collected on Monday September 23

Baco NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Benmarl SW HV HARVEST Final sample 9102019 Benmarl SW HV 115 202 320 1Final Sample 9102018 Southwest HV 118 184 338 110

Cabernet FrancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 128 168 289 114 19Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 146 158 295 115 44Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 130 142 296 122 56Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 125 164 29 116 21Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 096 84 279 188 107Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 131 182 288 112 15

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 135 170 324 71 97Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 129 132 29 201 156

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 142 150 291 145 98Long Island 9162019 LI-05 183 195 33 70 71Long Island 9162019 LI-09 158 185 335 65 121

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 097 164 283 141 99Average 9162019 133 158 299 122 75

Prev Sample 992019 128 146 292 148lsquo18 Sample 9172018 151 175 325 84 124

CatawbaRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 251 123 256 221 38Prev Sample 992019 Keuka 239 105 264 295 lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Keuka 255 162 287 101 110

Cayuga WhiteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 319 148 288 115 120Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 235 165 292 84 89Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 311 164 297 101 152Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 253 162 28 125 52

Average 9162019 279 160 289 106 103Prev Sample 992019 286 153 288 122 113lsquo18 Sample 9172018 298 182 317 77 181

ChardonnayRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga MISSINGFinger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 148 160 311 103 160Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 131 138 292 126 150Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 152 196 3 79 57Long Island 9162019 LI-03 167 190 329 79 221

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 146 167 288 120 55Average 9162019 149 170 304 102 129

Prev sample 992019 144 153 296 130 128lsquo18 Sample 9172018 161 195 329 81 165

Page 7

ConcordRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 292 129 295 96 128Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 277 130 293 99 75

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 296 142 301 115 205Average 9162019 288 134 296 103 136

Prev Sample 992019 284 125 284 129 114lsquo18 Sample 9172018 292 159 326 71 174

Frontenac amp Frontenac GrisRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain 111 191 277 206 260Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain (gris) 121 197 28 195 223

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 125 239 311 152 328Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 142 182 3 191 471Average 9162019 125 202 292 186 320

Prev Sample 992019 128 188 292 192 469lsquo18 Sample 9172018 112 247 313 151 334

Gruner VeltlinerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 159 169 296 71 29Previous Sample 992019 Dresden 142 154 282 92 41

lsquo17 Sample 9172018 Dresden 179 203 333 55 133

La CrescentRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 123 180 278 156 110Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 127 190 283 148 60

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 143 192 292 149 85Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 140 214 288 154 74

Average 9162019 133 194 285 152 82Previous Sample 992019 132 187 286 92 68

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 117 236 299 137 84

LembergerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 200 195 291 93 39Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 187 287 102 48Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 173 192 296 102 207

Average 9162019 178 191 291 99 98Previous sample 992019 164 176 287 124 107

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 190 206 315 85 107

MalbecRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 210 183 322 98 153Prev Sample 992019 LI-06 194 168 311 117 170lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-06 247 158 348 92 353

Page 8

Marechal FochRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 138 204 314 98 66Prev sample 992019 Northeast HV 139 200 321 99lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Northeast HV 139 227 350 108 204

MarquetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 141 209 275 142 188Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 119 189 277 168 72

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 135 222 299 115 157Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 161 179 297 127 158

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 170 211 286 157 229Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 154 235 322 125 428

Average 9162019 147 207 296 138 209Prev Sample 992019 139 195 295 152 214lsquo18 Sample 9172018 135 228 314 117 262

MerlotRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 LI-04 199 194 341 56 106Long Island 9162019 LI-10 172 187 345 69 172

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 142 192 295 110 30Average 9162019 171 191 327 78 103

Prev sample 992019 161 181 325 83 89lsquo18 Sample 9172018 178 164 349 72 162

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 434 154 314 82 124Prev Sample 992019 Portland 145 137 300 104 101lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Portland 360 142 321 75 210

NoiretRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 155 154 3 129 229Prev Sample 992019 Sheridan 145 149 301 159 242

Pinot NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 162 174 298 106 32Finger Lakes 9162019 W Cayuga 140 170 308 89 346Finger Lakes 9162019 Ontario 143 137 314 104 252

Hudson Valley 9162019 SW HV 096 184 36 68 338Hudson Valley 9162019 E Central HV MISSING

Niagara 9162019 Niagara Escarpment 136 177 308 112 123Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 114 183 291 95 112Average 9162019 132 171 313 96 200

Prev sample 992019 123 158 301 131 231lsquo18 Sample 9172018 154 186 340 72 207

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 7

ConcordRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 292 129 295 96 128Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 277 130 293 99 75

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 296 142 301 115 205Average 9162019 288 134 296 103 136

Prev Sample 992019 284 125 284 129 114lsquo18 Sample 9172018 292 159 326 71 174

Frontenac amp Frontenac GrisRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain 111 191 277 206 260Champlain Valley 9162019 Champlain (gris) 121 197 28 195 223

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 125 239 311 152 328Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 142 182 3 191 471Average 9162019 125 202 292 186 320

Prev Sample 992019 128 188 292 192 469lsquo18 Sample 9172018 112 247 313 151 334

Gruner VeltlinerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 159 169 296 71 29Previous Sample 992019 Dresden 142 154 282 92 41

lsquo17 Sample 9172018 Dresden 179 203 333 55 133

La CrescentRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 123 180 278 156 110Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 127 190 283 148 60

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 143 192 292 149 85Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 140 214 288 154 74

Average 9162019 133 194 285 152 82Previous Sample 992019 132 187 286 92 68

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 117 236 299 137 84

LembergerRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 200 195 291 93 39Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 187 287 102 48Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 173 192 296 102 207

Average 9162019 178 191 291 99 98Previous sample 992019 164 176 287 124 107

lsquo18 Sample 9172018 190 206 315 85 107

MalbecRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 210 183 322 98 153Prev Sample 992019 LI-06 194 168 311 117 170lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-06 247 158 348 92 353

Page 8

Marechal FochRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 138 204 314 98 66Prev sample 992019 Northeast HV 139 200 321 99lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Northeast HV 139 227 350 108 204

MarquetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 141 209 275 142 188Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 119 189 277 168 72

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 135 222 299 115 157Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 161 179 297 127 158

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 170 211 286 157 229Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 154 235 322 125 428

Average 9162019 147 207 296 138 209Prev Sample 992019 139 195 295 152 214lsquo18 Sample 9172018 135 228 314 117 262

MerlotRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 LI-04 199 194 341 56 106Long Island 9162019 LI-10 172 187 345 69 172

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 142 192 295 110 30Average 9162019 171 191 327 78 103

Prev sample 992019 161 181 325 83 89lsquo18 Sample 9172018 178 164 349 72 162

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 434 154 314 82 124Prev Sample 992019 Portland 145 137 300 104 101lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Portland 360 142 321 75 210

NoiretRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 155 154 3 129 229Prev Sample 992019 Sheridan 145 149 301 159 242

Pinot NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 162 174 298 106 32Finger Lakes 9162019 W Cayuga 140 170 308 89 346Finger Lakes 9162019 Ontario 143 137 314 104 252

Hudson Valley 9162019 SW HV 096 184 36 68 338Hudson Valley 9162019 E Central HV MISSING

Niagara 9162019 Niagara Escarpment 136 177 308 112 123Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 114 183 291 95 112Average 9162019 132 171 313 96 200

Prev sample 992019 123 158 301 131 231lsquo18 Sample 9172018 154 186 340 72 207

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 8

Marechal FochRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 138 204 314 98 66Prev sample 992019 Northeast HV 139 200 321 99lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Northeast HV 139 227 350 108 204

MarquetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Champlain Valley 9162019 Northern Champlain 141 209 275 142 188Champlain Valley 9162019 Central Champlain 119 189 277 168 72

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 135 222 299 115 157Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 161 179 297 127 158

Hudson Valley 9162019 Northwest HV 170 211 286 157 229Hudson Valley 9162019 Northeast HV 154 235 322 125 428

Average 9162019 147 207 296 138 209Prev Sample 992019 139 195 295 152 214lsquo18 Sample 9172018 135 228 314 117 262

MerlotRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 LI-04 199 194 341 56 106Long Island 9162019 LI-10 172 187 345 69 172

Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 142 192 295 110 30Average 9162019 171 191 327 78 103

Prev sample 992019 161 181 325 83 89lsquo18 Sample 9172018 178 164 349 72 162

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 434 154 314 82 124Prev Sample 992019 Portland 145 137 300 104 101lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Portland 360 142 321 75 210

NoiretRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Lake Erie 9162019 Sheridan 155 154 3 129 229Prev Sample 992019 Sheridan 145 149 301 159 242

Pinot NoirRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 162 174 298 106 32Finger Lakes 9162019 W Cayuga 140 170 308 89 346Finger Lakes 9162019 Ontario 143 137 314 104 252

Hudson Valley 9162019 SW HV 096 184 36 68 338Hudson Valley 9162019 E Central HV MISSING

Niagara 9162019 Niagara Escarpment 136 177 308 112 123Niagara 9162019 Niagara County 114 183 291 95 112Average 9162019 132 171 313 96 200

Prev sample 992019 123 158 301 131 231lsquo18 Sample 9172018 154 186 340 72 207

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 9

RieslingRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Wayne County 138 174 285 141 140Finger Lakes 9162019 E Seneca 160 149 282 149 121Finger Lakes 9162019 W Canandaigua 136 144 267 174 104Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 136 163 275 124 74Finger Lakes 9162019 CL 90 Cayuga 162 169 297 118 121Finger Lakes 9162019 Lansing 133 143 282 148 85Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 120 148 273 147 149Finger Lakes 9162019 W Seneca 119 114 274 170 101

Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 156 172 319 96 161Hudson Valley 9162019 East Central HV 141 187 315 92 121

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 158 174 291 117 107Long Island 9162019 LI-01 154 173 322 86 155

Average 9162019 143 159 290 130 120Prev Sample 992019 138 154 293 146 119lsquo18 Sample 9172018 149 169 307 97 125

Sauvignon BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Long Island 9162019 149 202 329 72 164Prev Sample 992019 LI-02 139 179 317 93 190lsquo18 Sample 9172018 LI-02 159 176 337 89 122

Seyval BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Cayuga 192 195 311 97 200Hudson Valley 9162019 Southwest HV 194 199 322 72 110

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland HARVEST Average 9162019 193 197 317 84 155

Prev Sample 992019 182 167 302 114 130Final Sample 9102018 181 173 322 71

St CroixRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 216 180 31 92 171Prev Sample 992019 Geneva 200 167 305 104 142

TraminetteRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Keuka 163 164 266 158 63Finger Lakes 9162019 Ithaca 161 139 273 173 104

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 168 174 288 127 138Average 9162019 164 159 276 153 102

Prev Sample 992019 151 142 268 189 83lsquo18 Sample 9172018 188 165 291 120 177

Vidal BlancRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 Dresden 161 153 287 126 75Finger Lakes 9162019 Geneva 187 144 28 140 84

Average 9162019 174 149 284 133 80Prev Sample 992019 155 139 278 168 104lsquo18 Sample 9172018 Dresden 196 195 317 88 121

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product

Page 10

VignolesRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)

Finger Lakes 9162019 VSP Keuka 174 184 276 86 131Finger Lakes 9162019 R53V30 195 204 285 191 358Finger Lakes 9162019 R62V78 185 207 285 181 384Finger Lakes 9162019 R59V25 202 202 285 168 365

Lake Erie 9162019 Portland 185 200 298 169 326Average 9162019 188 199 286 159 313

Prev Sample 992019 188 183 287 190 237lsquo18 Sample 9172018 130 232 322 127 288

kombucha hard seltzer and anything else that might con-tain alcohol We also are working with Kaylyn to analyze hops and she may expand her brewing-related offerings Let me be clear wersquore not shifting our focus away from wine The lab started with wine and wine still makes up the vast majority of the work we do Wersquove just added on More staff hours are devoted to wine analysis these days than when we were just called the wine lab But if you do happen to develop a pickle recipe with gin in the brine you know where to send it

Like awaiting the birth of a baby itrsquos a strange feeling to sense the impending chaos of harvest but also know therersquos not a lot that can be done to prepare Clean the containers make sure therersquos plenty of warm water and sleep while you can Irsquom thinking about both babies and grapes at least partly because this is the second straight year where one of our lab members is expecting an ex-tra special harvest delivery Wersquore getting ready but we know that in the end itrsquos in the hands of nature Herersquos hoping she goes easy on all of us Best wishes for all of your upcoming arrivals Handle with care

Continued from page 5

Photo by Jim Meyers

Tour of USDA Tart Cherry Grape and Apple Collections On Sat-urday September 21 from 900 to 1100 AM The USDA unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva will host a tour of their germplasm collections Ad-dress McCarthy Farm 2865 County Road 6 (Preemption Road) Geneva NY 14456

Photo by Tim Martinson

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation Constellation Brands and USDA Federal Formula funding through the Cornell and New York State Agricultural Experiment Stations

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension ProgramStatewide Viticulture Extension ProgramLong Island Grape Program - Suffolk CCE

Finger Lakes Grape ProgramLake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture ProgramCopyright 2019 copy Cornell University

The information including any advice or recommendations contained herein is based upon the research and experience of Cornell Cooperative Extension person-nel While this information constitutes the best judgementopinion of such personnel at the time issued neither Cornell Cooperative Extension nor any represen-tative thereof makes any representation or warrantee express or implied of any particular result or application of such information or regarding any product Users of any product are encouraged to read and follow product-labeling instructions and check with the manufacturer or supplier for updated information Nothing contained in this information should be interpreted as an endorsement expressed or implied of any particular product