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Grape harvest - vat C3

2023/09/03 Grape harvest started.
2023/09/07 Grape harvest finished

I think I picked four crates, maybe 20kilo each. Heavy enough to need Aksel to help carry. The first three went straight into the press, branches and all. Decent amount of juice. The last one I picked the grapes off the clusters. The juice and the leftovers all went into vat C3 - according to a wine blog, leaving the skins in will help produce a darker colour. The first batch measured 58° Oechsle, so I added 1.5kilo sugar. I also added 1 kilo at the end.

2023/09/14 I moved the juice/wine into two 30litre VATs, approximately 2x20litres. The leftovers continued to bubble, and I added 8litres of water and 4.5kilo of sugar.</br>