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Default Drappier, Beaucastel, Le Stanze, San Giorgio Palmer, Burmester

Mike Tommasi wrote:

>>>> (4-500 cases a year) with miniscule yields (often around 1 ton/acre),
>>> Do you know what this translates to in hl/ha?


>
> Off top of head, 1t/acre = 2.5t/ha, counting about 6hl/t that would be
> 15 hl/ha.


The problem is that ton is unit of weight, not volume, so a straight
conversion isn't possible. Taking into consideration that 1 acre = 0.4
ha and that 1 hl = 26.4 gal, with a further assumption that the ton is a
ton of wine (with a density of 1 oz/fl oz) gives a conversion of 1
ton/acre = 3.8 hl/ha.

Of course, if the ton refers to the weight of the grapes, then a further
conversion factor must be applied.

Mark Lipton

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