• exothermic@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I’m pretty sure he’s using a Brix meter, which provides a measurement in degrees of brix. Essentially lets the winemaker know how much sugar is in the grapes

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      10 hours ago

      Slight clarification

      A brix meter measures soluable solids in the juice. A major portion of which is sugar.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brix

      Changes in Brix does not slways correlate exactly with sugar content as other soluable solids are included in reading. Things like carotinoids etc. A little something to pay attention too when comparing varieties.