{"id":3517,"date":"2020-07-31T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2020-07-31T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T14:04:00","slug":"franks-2020-harvest-wish-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/franks-2020-harvest-wish-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Renaldi&#8217;s 2020 Harvest Wish List"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Every child has a wish list for Santa. They think and plan for months before Christmas. &#8220;I too have a wish list, however my list concerns the next grape harvest &#8211; Fall of 2020.&#8221; Below are the items on Frank Renaldi&#8217;s wish list.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3518 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Franks-2020-Harvest-Wish-List-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Frank's 2020 harvest Wish List\" width=\"352\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Franks-2020-Harvest-Wish-List-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Franks-2020-Harvest-Wish-List-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Franks-2020-Harvest-Wish-List-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Franks-2020-Harvest-Wish-List-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">First, I always plan on the wine I want to make in the fall. I usually make 5 reds and one white. I chose my grape selection carefully. Why? I am a big red blending guy. So I choose the grapes I want to use to make one or two nice blends with. I wish all my selected grapes are available. If all of those grapes don&#8217;t show up or are not to my approval, that throws my plans into panic mode. I may have to choose a different grape and adjust my game plan. It has happened to me in the past, but I have made it work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Second, I wish all my grapes to have the perfect Brix level. I want my reds to be between 24 and 26 and my whites to be between 21 and 23 Brix. This means no sugar additions or reductions &#8211; one less concern. A perfect Brix means a good fermentation and good final alcohol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Third, I wish for a perfect pH and TA value for my grapes. This is key to a balanced must for my fermentation. This means two things &#8211; the grapes are perfect and no work for me. A perfect pH for my reds is 3.5 and for my whites is 3.2. A perfect TA for my reds is 0.6 and for my whites is 0.8.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My fourth and final wish will never happen. I wish instead of picking up my $60 case of Lodi cab, the order got mixed up and they gave me $240 case of Napa Cabernet. I would love one chance to make wine from the best grapes in the world. Maybe someday!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3523 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-Sincerely-frank-.png\" alt=\"Sincerely Frank Renaldi\" width=\"429\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-Sincerely-frank-.png 525w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Copy-of-Sincerely-frank--300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every child has a wish list for Santa. They think and plan for months before Christmas. &#8220;I too have a wish list, however my list concerns the next grape harvest &#8211; Fall of 2020.&#8221; Below are the items on Frank Renaldi&#8217;s wish list. 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