Why don't you get a life??
"Leo Bueno" > wrote in message
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>
> An issue surrounding the current (ongoing is a better description
> perhaps) row between California growers and vintners regarding how
> long to keep the grapes on the vine has piqued my interest. See
> excerpt (and link to an article):
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...IGB0AONQB1.DTL
> "Growers say winemakers ask them to harvest fruit at 27 or 28 Brix
> (percent of sugar), which is far greater than the 24 Brix of the fruit
> that was harvested in the 1980s. By picking that late, the grapes
> partially dehydrate -- and a new interpretation of state law permits
> wineries to add the water back at the crusher to help wines ferment
> more efficiently."
>
> Why don't both players simply contract for grapes at say 27.5 brix (or
> whatever value) and price them accordingly?
>
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