What is Relationship between sugar concentration in wine grapes and alcohol concentration of the wine made from the grapes?

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2026-03-20 07:06

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Take the sugar level at time of harvest and times it by .55 to get the alcohol level. 24 brix of sugar equals 13.2%. So the higher the sugar the higher the alcohol. This is why some Zinfandel will have a higher alcohol level do to the fact that they can easily reach 29-31 brix.

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