On Sep 4, 2:46 pm, Ed Rasimus > wrote:
>
> So, that very discrete percentage of 77/17/6 that I see is just a
> wild-guess based on the number of vines for each varietal planted in
> the field to be harvested? Or would it be the percentage of acreage
> allocated to each varietal? Or would it be the weight of harvest of
> each type of vine?
>
> That would lead me to conclude that one vintner's 16% might be
> another's 25% or similar disparity.
>
> "Not that there's anything wrong with that..."
> Ed Rasimus
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In vineyards where the grapes are segregated according to varietal, an
exact percentage can be used in the final blend quite obviously. If
the grapes are co-mingled in the vineyard, an educated guess is more
common.

Mark