abbadon420 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoHow do grape farmers decide whether they sell their grapes as regular grapes, raisin grapes or wine grapes?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareHow do grape farmers decide whether they sell their grapes as regular grapes, raisin grapes or wine grapes?abbadon420 to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareBoofStrokelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoI’m pretty sure vineyards grow their own grapes. They starve the grapes making them sweeter and smaller for best fermentation.
minus-squarekgbbot@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThey don’t starve them, older vines produce less fruit but sweeter. Stressed do produce a good product but farmers can’t control rain.
I’m pretty sure vineyards grow their own grapes. They starve the grapes making them sweeter and smaller for best fermentation.
They don’t starve them, older vines produce less fruit but sweeter. Stressed do produce a good product but farmers can’t control rain.