Running Numbers and Picking Grapes

Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Hope it was full of great food, wine and company. Ours was terrific as we enjoyed a wonderful sold out winemaker's dinner at Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos, and some wood-fired oven turkey food with friends the next day. Of course there was lots of good wine...
But the weekend was also a busy one in the wineshop and in the vineyard as we were busy running numbers and evaluating grape flavours. Despite the cool weather, we are getting some tasty juice and some sauvignon blanc and pinot gris are getting picked as I write this. It will be busy this week as we will also bring in chardonnay, our first pick of Pint Noir clone 828 (1st crop!!!) and maybe some gamay. As promised here are some numbers:

Scout Pinot Gris 22brix, 7.5 TA, 3.34 pH (pick)

Blind Creek Gris 24 brix, 9.15 TA, 3.21 pH (pick)

Hendsbee Gris 21 brix, 12.3 TA, 3.04 pH (wait)

Blind Creek Chard 23.2 Brix, 8.85 TA, 3.2 pH (pick Wednesday)
clone 828 Pinot Noir 23 brix, 7.5 TA, 3.33ph (Nice!!)
Orofino Merlot 22 brix, 6.9 TA, 3.34 (wait)

I will keep you updated with some pics as we get sticky over the next couple of days. Weather is cool but pleasant and there is a threat of frost on Thursday morning. I'm thinkin about using up all of my karma points to put that off....