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Ve raison to HarVestStatewide Vineyard Crop Development Update 8

October 27 2017Edited by Tim Martinson and Chris Gerling

Long Island (Alice Wise)Fall on Long Island has been warm and dry but more hu-mid than normal Just under 3rdquo of rain fell in September Less than 1rdquo fell the first three weeks of October It was dry enough that vines on sandy soils began to show signs of drought stress October will be remembered for tempera-tures well above normal with many days ge 70degF It was strange harvesting vines in summer-like temperatures and humidityJust after Labor Day yellow jackets became problematic in some vineyards In the Cornell research vineyard the re-sulting damage opened up earlier varieties to fruit flies and sour rot Pinot Noir was most affected though Sauvignon Blanc had some sour rot as well At this point we were fearful that this was a sign that Char-donnay harvest was going to be difficultmdashbut surprisingly there was no sour rot and only minor amounts of Botrytis Harvest of varieties for roseacute followed Many businesses har-vested their Bordeaux reds Oct 20-23 as intermittent rain was predicted for Oct 24-26 In the research vineyard Mer-lot and another six red varieties were harvested on Oct 23 Fruit integrity was good Merlot Syrah and Sangiovese had a touch of botrytis 1-2 easily flicked off when picking

Around New YorkStatewide (Tim Martinson)October 27 With November just around the corner harvest is on the verge of wrap-ping up Juice processors are all closed with the exception of National GrapeWelchs ndash which will reportedly run through the middle of next week All of the vineyards we monitored outside of the Finger Lakes (Long Island Hudson ValleyChamplain Lake Erie) have been harvested ndash so this weekrsquos samples (see fruit composition table pp X-X) are all from the Finger LakesWhatrsquos left is mostly Riesling and Caber-net Franc plus a few other varieties from the Finger Lakes Grape Programrsquos teach-ing and demonstration vineyard and our ldquoNE1020rdquo variety trial Averages are less reliable but Cab Franc in the Finger Lakes ranges from 20-22 degBrix with TAs ranging from 6 to 8 gl YAN values are all low (30-100 in 3 of 4 blocks) Soluble solids in the seven remaining Riesling blocks are hovering around 205 degBrix (one at 176 degBrix) and acids are between 8 and 92 glNumbers in the other miscellaneous varieties (Aromella 231 degBrix 10 gl TA Corot noir 187deg Brix 69 gl TA Lem-berger 210 degBrix 84 gl TA Traminette 225 degBrix 96 gl TA and Valvin Muscat 196degBrix and 97 gl) reflect fully ripe grapes that are probably a week or two past their opti-mum harvest date ndash so the numbers represent ceilings (brix) or floors (titratable acidity) for these particular varieties in our climate Favorable (warm mostly dry except for rainfall on Tuesday) weather has allowed growers to have additional lsquohang timersquo for tight-clustered and rot-prone varieties that would have been harvested earlier in a rainier harvest season Extra hang time is welcome in a year with an above-average crop (at least in many vinifera blocks in the Finger Lakes) Current forecasts show above-freezing temperatures through No-vember 12 ndash which should leave ample time for remaining leaves to replenish vine reserves before a killing frost That should leave vineyards in good shape for next yearThis is our last issue with fruit composition data Next week look for our annual wrap-up issue

View from the harvester Cabernet franc at Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars on East Seneca Lake

Photo by Tim Martinson

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Though we are still running samples most of the Merlots appear to have moderate Brix 20-21deg and ac-ids in the 5-6 gl range Flavors are rich round and well-developed with no green flavors The prize for best-tasting fruit goes to Barbera Though the acid was prominent (118 gl) the fruit was rich and balanced (227 degBrix) Once again Barbera also had the largest berries among the 36 varieties in the research vineyard averaging over 3 g Overall the highest acid and highest Brix was Mar-quettemdash picked Sept 5 at 245degBrix and 12 gl acid fol-lowed by Petit Manseng picked on Oct 23 with 238 degBrix and 124 gl respectively Cabernet Sauvignon is still hanging in many vineyards including the research vineyard though we may be picking very soon We are finally close to the finish line mdash which is a good thing as it has been a long season

Finger Lakes (Hans Walter-Peterson)While this might be the last weekly update on harvest in the Finger Lakes it will not be quite the last week of harvest here Later ripening varieties like Vidal and Traminette have been wrapping up over the past week but there are still a number of blocks of Riesling and Cabernet Franc that will be waiting to be picked until next week and possibly even a little later than that Coming into veraison this year there was some con-cern about the amount of botrytis that was already showing up in some areas This wasnrsquot a total surprise however as we often see some pre-veraison botrytis in-fections on green berries when we have a wet summer like we did this year Fortunately our weather pattern changed in Septem-ber and October bringing some warmth sun and drier weather that helped to keep these infections from get-ting out of control Botrytis infections were not uncom-mon by any means this year but they were not overly problematic for the most partWhile itrsquos a completely separate disease issue from botrytis the incidence and severity of sour rot often increases as botrytis levels rise This was the first year when the recent recommendations from Megan Hall and Wayne Wilcox on sour rot management (using an insecticide to control fruit flies combined with an anti-microbial material to control the causal microbes) were put into use by a number of growers across the Finger Lakes While we did not collect any data to determine how effective the treatments were this year our impres-sion and that of most growers who tried them was that these management recommendations helped to keep sour rot to levels that were lower than they probably would have been otherwise given the conditions of the season and the amount of botrytis present this year

There are still many open questions regarding the management of sour rot but anecdotal experience this year suggests that these recommendations seem to be helping to control a significant disease that has been difficult to control in the past As we all know in viticulture what happens in one year can impact what happens in future years How this yearrsquos weather and large crop will impact the vines this winter and next year is uncertain of course Thanks to plentiful rainfall this year most vineyards will have plenty of canes to choose from come prun-ing time in contrast to last year where drought stress reduced the amount of ripened wood to select from in a number of vineyards Will a large crop this year mean a small one next year It would seem to make sense that it would but we have seen instances in the past where that wasnrsquot the case Will the stress of ripening a heavier than normal crop have an impact on winter hardiness this year Possi-bly but we didnrsquot really notice much of an effect of last yearrsquos significant drought stress on our bud hardiness measurements this past winter Wersquoll have to wait and see what the data tells us

Lake Erie (Tim Weigle) With the exception of some of the late season reds har-vest is coming to a close in the Lake Erie Region Na-tional Grape Cooperative is the last processor standing

Spotted Lanternfly This insect is the newest invasive species with potential impact on grapes It has been identified in South-west Pennsylvania and has the potential to spread via egg cases (bottom) that are deposited on many different surfaces (bark on trees and trunks for example) at this time of year

Top Photo by Erica Smyers PhD student Penn State UniversityBottom Photo by Holly Raguza Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

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and will stop receiving grapes on Friday October 27 (Today) Mother Nature has helped to determine the closing dates as many vineyards that remain to be harvested have little or no leaves with photosynthetic capac-ity It is not uncommon to drive past vineyards and see purple clusters on a background of yellow leaves 2017 will go down as a year where the spectacular fall weather saved many operations by providing the sun-shine and temperatures needed to ripen crops even in vineyards where there were a few too many tons hang-ing On an IPM note this is an excellent time to get out and scout for egg masses of Spotted Laternfly (Lycorma delicatula See photos p2) an invasive species that is currently established in a few counties in Pennsylvania Spotted Laternfly has been shown to have the potential to be a significant pest in grapes Despite extensive eradication efforts by the state of Pennsylvania and the federal government this pest is rapidly expanding its range While it has not yet been found in New York it is expected to make its way north Penn State has put out a pest alert on Spotted Latern-fly that can be found at httpentopsueduextensionfruitpest-alert-spotted-lanternfly If you detect Spot-ted Laternfly in or around your vineyards please con-tact Tim Weigle thw4cornelledu or your local grape extension specialist

Hudson Valley and Champlain (Jim Meyers)I miss you most of all my darling When autumn leaves start to fall

-- Johnny Mercer (adapted from the poetry of Jacques Preacutevert)

The diversity of eastern New York wine country has been a recurring theme in both my industry commen-tary and research goals and I am going to end the sea-son with a final musing on the matter A road trip this week visiting farms along the extent of eastern New York between Westchester and just a few thousand feet shy of the Queacutebec border reaffirmed the centrality of that theme with an added feeling of en-during relevance Aided perhaps by the autumn foliage this latest cir-cumnavigation was marked by a continuous exhibi-tion of contrasting vignettes A sunny lakeside morn-ing in a warm vineyard A mountain pass angrily spit-ting hail en route to a cold and rainy farm Hand rolled tortilla tacos from Los Abuelos for breakfast Guss red hots for dinnerWhen covering the distance in only a few days the memories of the previous vignette remains fresh as the next appears and they all become connected along an experiential continuum

When encountered in this way the contrasts between the north and the south lose some of their severity and become relatably linked along gradients of climate ge-ography and culture The contrast of European vs American varieties for example becomes a gradual shift in ancestry Similar-ly differing philosophies in the use of herbicides can-not be assigned a Mason-Dixon-esque transition point any more reliably than the shift from vertically trained shoots to sprawling high wires or the changeover of workdays dedicated to the vineyard from seven to twoOf course the latter three of those continua are influ-enced by the first since vinifera require much more in-put than cold hardy cultivars but there are differences rooted in human culture too I would bet for example that if I told growers in the northern most farms that they could grow any type of grape they want and ripen it to perfection as long as they are willing to spray a lot more they would pass on the opportunity even if it really was possible For the record no it is not possible I may be the new guy but I wasnt born in this century The diversity is complex and that makes it as compelling as it is realOn a final note since this is my last Veraison to Harvest article of the season I would like to thank the readers for playing along with my first season improvisations I would also like to thank Tim Martinson and Chris Gerling for keeping the dream alive and to all of my colleagues in the longest acronymed and most syllabic team name in Extension history the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP) for as-sisting with sampling and communication throughout the region Ill see you all back here next harvest

October 26 Eastern NY Cold-climate cultivars trained to High Cordon at Victory View Vineyard located near Schaghticoke New York in the Upper Hudson Valley

Photo by Jim Meyers

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and will stop receiving grapes on Friday October 27 (Today) Mother Nature has helped to determine the closing dates as many vineyards that remain to be harvested have little or no leaves with photosynthetic capac-ity It is not uncommon to drive past vineyards and see purple clusters on a background of yellow leaves 2017 will go down as a year where the spectacular fall weather saved many operations by providing the sun-shine and temperatures needed to ripen crops even in vineyards where there were a few too many tons hang-ing On an IPM note this is an excellent time to get out and scout for egg masses of Spotted Laternfly (Lycorma delicatula See photos p2) an invasive species that is currently established in a few counties in Pennsylvania Spotted Laternfly has been shown to have the potential to be a significant pest in grapes Despite extensive eradication efforts by the state of Pennsylvania and the federal government this pest is rapidly expanding its range While it has not yet been found in New York it is expected to make its way north Penn State has put out a pest alert on Spotted Latern-fly that can be found at httpentopsueduextensionfruitpest-alert-spotted-lanternfly If you detect Spot-ted Laternfly in or around your vineyards please con-tact Tim Weigle thw4cornelledu or your local grape extension specialist

Hudson Valley and Champlain (Jim Meyers)I miss you most of all my darling When autumn leaves start to fall

-- Johnny Mercer (adapted from the poetry of Jacques Preacutevert)

The diversity of eastern New York wine country has been a recurring theme in both my industry commen-tary and research goals and I am going to end the sea-son with a final musing on the matter A road trip this week visiting farms along the extent of eastern New York between Westchester and just a few thousand feet shy of the Queacutebec border reaffirmed the centrality of that theme with an added feeling of en-during relevance Aided perhaps by the autumn foliage this latest cir-cumnavigation was marked by a continuous exhibi-tion of contrasting vignettes A sunny lakeside morn-ing in a warm vineyard A mountain pass angrily spit-ting hail en route to a cold and rainy farm Hand rolled tortilla tacos from Los Abuelos for breakfast Guss red hots for dinnerWhen covering the distance in only a few days the memories of the previous vignette remains fresh as the next appears and they all become connected along an experiential continuum

When encountered in this way the contrasts between the north and the south lose some of their severity and become relatably linked along gradients of climate ge-ography and culture The contrast of European vs American varieties for example becomes a gradual shift in ancestry Similar-ly differing philosophies in the use of herbicides can-not be assigned a Mason-Dixon-esque transition point any more reliably than the shift from vertically trained shoots to sprawling high wires or the changeover of workdays dedicated to the vineyard from seven to twoOf course the latter three of those continua are influ-enced by the first since vinifera require much more in-put than cold hardy cultivars but there are differences rooted in human culture too I would bet for example that if I told growers in the northern most farms that they could grow any type of grape they want and ripen it to perfection as long as they are willing to spray a lot more they would pass on the opportunity even if it really was possible For the record no it is not possible I may be the new guy but I wasnt born in this century The diversity is complex and that makes it as compelling as it is realOn a final note since this is my last Veraison to Harvest article of the season I would like to thank the readers for playing along with my first season improvisations I would also like to thank Tim Martinson and Chris Gerling for keeping the dream alive and to all of my colleagues in the longest acronymed and most syllabic team name in Extension history the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP) for as-sisting with sampling and communication throughout the region Ill see you all back here next harvest

October 26 Eastern NY Cold-climate cultivars trained to High Cordon at Victory View Vineyard located near Schaghticoke New York in the Upper Hudson Valley

Photo by Jim Meyers

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of leaf removal right after fruit set (lsquopea sized berriesrsquo) But thatrsquos too late for influencing cluster compactness If you tried to use these machines before bloom the suction would also remove the flower clustersEnter the lsquoair burstrsquo type machines Instead of vacuum they use bursts of air directed outward to the cluster zone to shred leaves Remarkably these air pulses that pulverize leaves barely touch unopened flower clus-ters So with this machine one can remove leaf area without damaging flower clusters Our trial Our cooperator Peter Martini of Anthony Road has purchased and used a lsquoCollardrsquo leaf remov-al machine for the past three years and he agreed to spend a half day with us setting up a vineyard scale trial in Anthony Roadrsquos Pinot Gris vineyard near Dres-den We were able to establish plots four post-lengths long where Peter either turned on or turned off the ma-chine In each of the lsquooffrsquo panels we also went through and did hand leaf removal at the same time We measured how much leaf area the treatment re-moved cluster compactness (which amounts to the amount of fruit packed into each centimeter of rachis) and rated each treatment for the amount of bunch rot and other fruit rots we observed

Many vineyard trials have documented the effect of early (trace bloom) leaf removal for reducing cluster compactness ndash and thereby reducing fruit rot incidence and severity It works (See Brian Hed and Michela Centinarirsquos article Benefits and Costs of Early Leaf Re-moval in Wines and Vines) Our small-scale trials with hand leaf-removal in Riesling have shown similar re-sultsThe most effective timing and amount seems to be re-moving the first 5-6 basal leaves at trace bloom This can amount to well over 50 of the leaf area of a vine at this time It works by temporarily reducing the supply of carbohydrates (photosynthates) at a critical time re-ducing setBut can this be done economically at a commercial vineyard scale Only through mechanization In a research setting we can spend 10 minutes removing leaves on a single vine But even 2 minutes per vine in a commercial vineyard adds up to 27 hours per acre at 800 vines per acre Machines Mechanized leaf removal has become a standard practice in New York vineyards with a va-riety of machines being adopted by growers over the years The most common type uses suction to pull the leaves out to where they can be cut off by blades It works well at what is becoming the lsquostandard timingrsquo

Project focus Vineyard-scale mechanized leaf removal reduced fruit rot in Pinot Gris

Timothy Martinson and Ruimen Chen

June 9 Collard leaf removal machine was used at trace bloom in an effort to reduce fruit set make less compact clusters and reduce the overall incidence and severity of fruit rots You Tube video of the machine in action is at httpsyoutubedZr0UHR7C3w

Photo by Tim Martinson

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Results

1 Leaf area removed Our goal was to remove the first six leaves from the base of each shoot We compared hand removal with machine removal On one of our two rows we made 15 complete passes instead of the one pass made in the other row

Our hand-removal treatment removed 70 of the leaf area The 15 machine passes removed about 65 while the single pass (once on each side of the vine) removed slightly over 50

2 Cluster compactness We measured rachis length berry weight and cluster weight on 15 clusters from each experimental unit At 3 treatments x 5 replicates x 2 rows x 15clusters we rated 450 clusters We did this twice once in early July and another time on September 9 right before harvest Herersquos the results we found near harvest

3 Cluster weight Machine and hand leaf removal both reduced overall cluster weight

June 6 Top Pinot Gris vineyard before leaf shredding Middle after one pass with the Collard machine Bottom Second pass Note shredded leaves at basal node

Photos by Tim Martinson

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7 Fruit Rot ratings We rated 20 clusters per treatment and recorded the percentage of each cluster affected by Botrytis and other fruit rots The incidence is the percentage of clusters that have ANY disease Both the hand and machine leaf removal reduced this by almost half ndash from 57 to 33

Fruit rot severity measures the overall of the crop that is affected Again either machine or hand leaf removal at trace bloom reduced severity by about half

Significance This year the pinot gris vines produced enormous clusters (figure) I attribute this to the am-ple moisture through the first 23 of the season and high bud fruitfulness after last yearrsquos smaller crop and sunny weather By the end of the season it was hard to distinguish clusters from lsquotreatedrsquo vines compared to those from lsquountreatedrsquo vines The bottom line how-ever is that this treatment significantly reduced both incidence and severity of fruit rots (mostly Botrytis) by the end of the season

Thatrsquos remarkable and having machines that can per-form this task may make early mechanized leaf re-moval an economically feasible practice for growers of tight-clustered varieties

4 Rachis Length Machine leaf removal reduced the rachis length Hand thinning didnrsquot

5 Berries per cluster There were significantly fewer berries per cluster on the Machine leaf removal treatment but not in the hand leaf removal treatment

6 Berries per centimeter of rachis Berriescm were significantly lower than berriescm in the hand leaf-removal treatment but about the same as lsquonorsquo treatment However berry weight in the hand removal treatment was significantly lower

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Fruit Composition Report - 10232017Samples reported here were collected on Monday October 23 Where appropriate sample data from 2016 averaged over all sites is included Tables from 2016 are archived at httpgrapesandwinecalscornelledunewslettersveraison-harvest These are the final samples of the 2017 seasonAromella

Region Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 146 234 306 110 122Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 160 227 304 105 130

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 153 231 305 108 126Prev Average 101617 168 216 301 100

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

Hudson Valley 9182017 HARVESTFinal Sample 9112017 Southwest HV 122 185 328 136 418

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 114 224 311 81 33Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 122 204 330 79 136Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca 146 236 322 72 54Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva 146 204 349 59 97Finger Lakes 10232017 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-05 HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-09 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 132 217 328 73 80Prev Sample 10162017 136 213 330 71 135

rsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 157 217 356 53

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Keuka 315 161 297 84 36

lsquo16 Sample 10172016 229 199 325 52

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 1092017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Keuka HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 292 201 312 79 146lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 Dresden 206 183 335 53 176

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 W Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Dresden HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Lansing HARVEST Long Island 10162017 LI-03 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1092017 185 188 320 91 179lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 160 221 333 59 102

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7 Fruit Rot ratings We rated 20 clusters per treatment and recorded the percentage of each cluster affected by Botrytis and other fruit rots The incidence is the percentage of clusters that have ANY disease Both the hand and machine leaf removal reduced this by almost half ndash from 57 to 33

Fruit rot severity measures the overall of the crop that is affected Again either machine or hand leaf removal at trace bloom reduced severity by about half

Significance This year the pinot gris vines produced enormous clusters (figure) I attribute this to the am-ple moisture through the first 23 of the season and high bud fruitfulness after last yearrsquos smaller crop and sunny weather By the end of the season it was hard to distinguish clusters from lsquotreatedrsquo vines compared to those from lsquountreatedrsquo vines The bottom line how-ever is that this treatment significantly reduced both incidence and severity of fruit rots (mostly Botrytis) by the end of the season

Thatrsquos remarkable and having machines that can per-form this task may make early mechanized leaf re-moval an economically feasible practice for growers of tight-clustered varieties

4 Rachis Length Machine leaf removal reduced the rachis length Hand thinning didnrsquot

5 Berries per cluster There were significantly fewer berries per cluster on the Machine leaf removal treatment but not in the hand leaf removal treatment

6 Berries per centimeter of rachis Berriescm were significantly lower than berriescm in the hand leaf-removal treatment but about the same as lsquonorsquo treatment However berry weight in the hand removal treatment was significantly lower

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Fruit Composition Report - 10232017Samples reported here were collected on Monday October 23 Where appropriate sample data from 2016 averaged over all sites is included Tables from 2016 are archived at httpgrapesandwinecalscornelledunewslettersveraison-harvest These are the final samples of the 2017 seasonAromella

Region Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 146 234 306 110 122Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 160 227 304 105 130

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 153 231 305 108 126Prev Average 101617 168 216 301 100

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

Hudson Valley 9182017 HARVESTFinal Sample 9112017 Southwest HV 122 185 328 136 418

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 114 224 311 81 33Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 122 204 330 79 136Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca 146 236 322 72 54Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva 146 204 349 59 97Finger Lakes 10232017 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-05 HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-09 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 132 217 328 73 80Prev Sample 10162017 136 213 330 71 135

rsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 157 217 356 53

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Keuka 315 161 297 84 36

lsquo16 Sample 10172016 229 199 325 52

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 1092017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Keuka HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 292 201 312 79 146lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 Dresden 206 183 335 53 176

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 W Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Dresden HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Lansing HARVEST Long Island 10162017 LI-03 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1092017 185 188 320 91 179lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 160 221 333 59 102

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Fruit Composition Report - 10232017Samples reported here were collected on Monday October 23 Where appropriate sample data from 2016 averaged over all sites is included Tables from 2016 are archived at httpgrapesandwinecalscornelledunewslettersveraison-harvest These are the final samples of the 2017 seasonAromella

Region Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 146 234 306 110 122Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 160 227 304 105 130

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 153 231 305 108 126Prev Average 101617 168 216 301 100

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

Hudson Valley 9182017 HARVESTFinal Sample 9112017 Southwest HV 122 185 328 136 418

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 114 224 311 81 33Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 122 204 330 79 136Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca 146 236 322 72 54Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva 146 204 349 59 97Finger Lakes 10232017 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-05 HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-09 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 132 217 328 73 80Prev Sample 10162017 136 213 330 71 135

rsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 157 217 356 53

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Keuka 315 161 297 84 36

lsquo16 Sample 10172016 229 199 325 52

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 1092017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Keuka HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 292 201 312 79 146lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 Dresden 206 183 335 53 176

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

Finger Lakes 10162017 Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 W Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Dresden HARVEST Finger Lakes 10162017 Lansing HARVEST Long Island 10162017 LI-03 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1092017 185 188 320 91 179lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 160 221 333 59 102

Page 8

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka 359 170 333 58 Finger Lakes 10232017 W Canandaigua HARVEST

Lake Erie 10232017 Portland HARVEST Lake Erie 10232017 Fredonia HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 359 170 333 58 Prev Sample 1092017 420 162 344 39 92

lsquo16 Final Sample 1032016 306 177 341 47 106

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Dresden 298 180 334 65 101Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 231 198 311 73 81Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 237 184 317 70 84

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 255 187 321 69 88Prev Sample 10162017 247 179 323 68 66lsquo16 Sample 9262016 Dresden 178 180 352 47 86

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

Hudson Valley 9252017 Northeast HV HARVESTThousand Islands 9252017 Clayton-RakeLR HARVESTrsquo17 Final Average 9252017 121 224 331 97 287lsquo16 Final Sample 9262016 133 239 303 155 217

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

Finger Lakes 9252017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 9252017 Dresden 165 178 311 69 181rsquo16 Final Sample 962016 Dresden 137 196 323 60

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

Champlain 1022017 Central Champlain HARVESTThousand Islands 1022017 HARVEST

Champlain 1022017 Northern Champlain HARVESTHudson Valley 1022017 Northwest HV HARVESTFinger Lakes 1022017 Geneva thinned HARVESTFinger Lakes 1022017 Geneva unthinned HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 145 248 308 135 105rsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 126 225 307 130 136

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Dresden 213 210 314 84 104Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 Dresden 213 210 314 84 104Prev Average 101617 193 208 311 81 112

lsquo16 Final Sample 1032016 160 2340 309 785 40

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

Long Island HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 LI-06 210 211 361 71 161lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 240 209 393 67

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

Hudson Valley HARVESTrsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 Northeast HV 086 230 332 90 160

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

Champlain 1092017 Northern Champlain HARVESTChamplain 1092017 Central Champlain HARVEST

Finger Lakes 1092017 Dresden HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Keuka HARVEST

Hudson Valley 1092017 Northeast HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1092017 Northwest HV HARVEST

Lake Erie 1092017 Fredonia HARVEST Thousand Islands 1092017 Clayton HARVEST rsquo17 Final Average 1022017 138 238 305 122 286lsquo16 Final Average 9192016 120 245 312 118 278

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

Hudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-04 HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-10 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 101617 200 205 366 60 244

lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 172 209 392 49

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)Lake Erie 9182017 HARVEST

lsquo17 Final Sample 9112017 Portland 335 142 315 61 153lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Portland 338 163 318 52 77

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

Finger Lakes rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Wayne County 191 180 329 86 100lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 174 184 329 91 251

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 W Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 E Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ontario HARVEST

Hudson Valley 1092017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1092017 East Central HV HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 144 205 325 76 79lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 126 214 334 61 57

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka 150 206 306 91 52Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 155 176 319 86 171Finger Lakes 10232017 W Canandaigua 161 203 307 96 121Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl239 165 207 308 81 55Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl90 171 205 301 84 52Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl198 172 202 307 82 59Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 177 196 307 92 91Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 CL 90 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Lake Erie 10232017 Portland HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-01 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 164 199 308 87 86Prev Sample 101617 169 188 308 90 110

lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 136 202 316 72

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

Long Island 9252017 LI-02 HARVESTrsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 LI-02 168 197 329 86 198lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 LI-02 135 198 344 90 244

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 169 195 315 81 137lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 169 188 314 86 157

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva thinned HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva unthinned HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 226 197 331 104 215lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Geneva 156 194 350 52 188

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Cornell Orchards HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 199 225 298 98 120Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 199 224 298 94 108

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 199 225 298 96 114Prev Sample 101617 205 216 300 92 107

lsquo16 Final Sample 10102016 167 211 306 87 169

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 260 199 310 92 150Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 273 193 316 102 127

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 267 196 313 97 138Prev Sample 101617 288 190 315 94 102

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Dresden 211 200 315 99 201lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 Dresden 16 215 334 63

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 VSP Keuka HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 W Seneca HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9252017 167 228 292 199 207lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 129 236 307 129 242

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

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Inc and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension Program

Statewide Viticulture Extension Program

Long Island Grape Program

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern New York Regional Horticulture Program

Copyright 2017 copy Cornell University

Surveys Mailed in December Please Complete Yours

Dear ProducerComing in December The Census of Agriculture is the only objective source of information about num-ber of farms and acreage of different crops that we have from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) since the NY state vineyard and orchard acreage surveys were discontinued after the 2011 survey We rely on it to get at least a total figure of the number of grape farms and total acreage of grapes in New York Its important to get a complete and accurate count of the acreage so please fill yours out when it arrives in December

For more information httpswwwagcensususdagov

Page 9

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

Long Island HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 LI-06 210 211 361 71 161lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 240 209 393 67

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

Hudson Valley HARVESTrsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 Northeast HV 086 230 332 90 160

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

Champlain 1092017 Northern Champlain HARVESTChamplain 1092017 Central Champlain HARVEST

Finger Lakes 1092017 Dresden HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ithaca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Keuka HARVEST

Hudson Valley 1092017 Northeast HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1092017 Northwest HV HARVEST

Lake Erie 1092017 Fredonia HARVEST Thousand Islands 1092017 Clayton HARVEST rsquo17 Final Average 1022017 138 238 305 122 286lsquo16 Final Average 9192016 120 245 312 118 278

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

Hudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-04 HARVEST

Long Island 10232017 LI-10 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 101617 200 205 366 60 244

lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 172 209 392 49

NiagaraRegion Harvest Date Description Ber Wt g Brix pH TA gL YAN (ppm)Lake Erie 9182017 HARVEST

lsquo17 Final Sample 9112017 Portland 335 142 315 61 153lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Portland 338 163 318 52 77

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

Finger Lakes rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Wayne County 191 180 329 86 100lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 174 184 329 91 251

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 W Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 E Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ontario HARVEST

Hudson Valley 1092017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1092017 East Central HV HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 144 205 325 76 79lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 126 214 334 61 57

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka 150 206 306 91 52Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 155 176 319 86 171Finger Lakes 10232017 W Canandaigua 161 203 307 96 121Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl239 165 207 308 81 55Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl90 171 205 301 84 52Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl198 172 202 307 82 59Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 177 196 307 92 91Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 CL 90 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Lake Erie 10232017 Portland HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-01 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 164 199 308 87 86Prev Sample 101617 169 188 308 90 110

lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 136 202 316 72

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

Long Island 9252017 LI-02 HARVESTrsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 LI-02 168 197 329 86 198lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 LI-02 135 198 344 90 244

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 169 195 315 81 137lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 169 188 314 86 157

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva thinned HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva unthinned HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 226 197 331 104 215lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Geneva 156 194 350 52 188

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Cornell Orchards HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 199 225 298 98 120Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 199 224 298 94 108

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 199 225 298 96 114Prev Sample 101617 205 216 300 92 107

lsquo16 Final Sample 10102016 167 211 306 87 169

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 260 199 310 92 150Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 273 193 316 102 127

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 267 196 313 97 138Prev Sample 101617 288 190 315 94 102

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Dresden 211 200 315 99 201lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 Dresden 16 215 334 63

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 VSP Keuka HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 W Seneca HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9252017 167 228 292 199 207lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 129 236 307 129 242

Page 12

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

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Inc and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension Program

Statewide Viticulture Extension Program

Long Island Grape Program

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern New York Regional Horticulture Program

Copyright 2017 copy Cornell University

Surveys Mailed in December Please Complete Yours

Dear ProducerComing in December The Census of Agriculture is the only objective source of information about num-ber of farms and acreage of different crops that we have from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) since the NY state vineyard and orchard acreage surveys were discontinued after the 2011 survey We rely on it to get at least a total figure of the number of grape farms and total acreage of grapes in New York Its important to get a complete and accurate count of the acreage so please fill yours out when it arrives in December

For more information httpswwwagcensususdagov

Page 10

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 W Cayuga HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 E Seneca HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Ontario HARVEST

Hudson Valley 1092017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1092017 East Central HV HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 144 205 325 76 79lsquo16 Final Sample 92616 126 214 334 61 57

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka 150 206 306 91 52Finger Lakes 10232017 Wayne County 155 176 319 86 171Finger Lakes 10232017 W Canandaigua 161 203 307 96 121Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl239 165 207 308 81 55Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl90 171 205 301 84 52Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca cl198 172 202 307 82 59Finger Lakes 10232017 W Seneca 177 196 307 92 91Finger Lakes 10232017 E Seneca HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 CL 90 Cayuga HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Dresden HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Lansing HARVEST

Hudson Valley 10232017 Southwest HV HARVESTHudson Valley 10232017 East Central HV HARVEST

Lake Erie 10232017 Portland HARVESTLong Island 10232017 LI-01 HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 164 199 308 87 86Prev Sample 101617 169 188 308 90 110

lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 136 202 316 72

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

Long Island 9252017 LI-02 HARVESTrsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 LI-02 168 197 329 86 198lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 LI-02 135 198 344 90 244

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 Southwest HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Hudson Valley 1022017 East Central HV HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 Cayuga HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9182017 169 195 315 81 137lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 169 188 314 86 157

Page 11

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva thinned HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva unthinned HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 226 197 331 104 215lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Geneva 156 194 350 52 188

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Cornell Orchards HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 199 225 298 98 120Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 199 224 298 94 108

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 199 225 298 96 114Prev Sample 101617 205 216 300 92 107

lsquo16 Final Sample 10102016 167 211 306 87 169

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 260 199 310 92 150Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 273 193 316 102 127

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 267 196 313 97 138Prev Sample 101617 288 190 315 94 102

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Dresden 211 200 315 99 201lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 Dresden 16 215 334 63

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 VSP Keuka HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 W Seneca HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9252017 167 228 292 199 207lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 129 236 307 129 242

Page 12

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

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Inc and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension Program

Statewide Viticulture Extension Program

Long Island Grape Program

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern New York Regional Horticulture Program

Copyright 2017 copy Cornell University

Surveys Mailed in December Please Complete Yours

Dear ProducerComing in December The Census of Agriculture is the only objective source of information about num-ber of farms and acreage of different crops that we have from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) since the NY state vineyard and orchard acreage surveys were discontinued after the 2011 survey We rely on it to get at least a total figure of the number of grape farms and total acreage of grapes in New York Its important to get a complete and accurate count of the acreage so please fill yours out when it arrives in December

For more information httpswwwagcensususdagov

Page 11

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

Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva thinned HARVEST Finger Lakes 1092017 Geneva unthinned HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 1022017 226 197 331 104 215lsquo16 Final Sample 9122016 Geneva 156 194 350 52 188

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Keuka HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Cornell Orchards HARVESTFinger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 199 225 298 98 120Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 199 224 298 94 108

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 199 225 298 96 114Prev Sample 101617 205 216 300 92 107

lsquo16 Final Sample 10102016 167 211 306 87 169

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva unthinned 260 199 310 92 150Finger Lakes 10232017 Geneva thinned 273 193 316 102 127

rsquo17 Final Sample 10232017 267 196 313 97 138Prev Sample 101617 288 190 315 94 102

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

Finger Lakes 10232017 HARVEST rsquo17 Final Sample 10162017 Dresden 211 200 315 99 201lsquo16 Final Sample 10172016 Dresden 16 215 334 63

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

Finger Lakes 1022017 VSP Keuka HARVEST Finger Lakes 1022017 W Seneca HARVEST

rsquo17 Final Sample 9252017 167 228 292 199 207lsquo16 Final Sample 9192016 129 236 307 129 242

Page 12

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

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Inc and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension Program

Statewide Viticulture Extension Program

Long Island Grape Program

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern New York Regional Horticulture Program

Copyright 2017 copy Cornell University

Surveys Mailed in December Please Complete Yours

Dear ProducerComing in December The Census of Agriculture is the only objective source of information about num-ber of farms and acreage of different crops that we have from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) since the NY state vineyard and orchard acreage surveys were discontinued after the 2011 survey We rely on it to get at least a total figure of the number of grape farms and total acreage of grapes in New York Its important to get a complete and accurate count of the acreage so please fill yours out when it arrives in December

For more information httpswwwagcensususdagov

Page 12

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

This newsletter was made possible with support from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Inc and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University

Veraison to Harvest is a joint publication of

Cornell Enology Extension Program

Statewide Viticulture Extension Program

Long Island Grape Program

Finger Lakes Grape Program

Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

Eastern New York Regional Horticulture Program

Copyright 2017 copy Cornell University

Surveys Mailed in December Please Complete Yours

Dear ProducerComing in December The Census of Agriculture is the only objective source of information about num-ber of farms and acreage of different crops that we have from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) since the NY state vineyard and orchard acreage surveys were discontinued after the 2011 survey We rely on it to get at least a total figure of the number of grape farms and total acreage of grapes in New York Its important to get a complete and accurate count of the acreage so please fill yours out when it arrives in December

For more information httpswwwagcensususdagov