Marquette Newbie

[deac]

I am new to winemaking in general, have the opportunity to use some Marquette grapes being harvested shortly. Any basic words of advice from anyone? I am a little concerned about the acid levels, supposedly high (haven't yet tested).

 

[grapeman]

Get them as ripe as possible before picking- preferably 26-28 brix. That will get you lower TA and higher pH. Use Lalvin 71B-1122 or D-47 yeast and MB-041 from Lalvin for MLF. Oak lightly.