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WineEast the wine or must. If you are sensitive to SO2 Calculating SO2 Tons grapes x 2,000 pounds x 454 grams 1,000,000 FORMULA x ppm you wish to add x 1.72 = grams PMBS If I want to add 60 ppm to two tons of crushed grapes, I would calculate the following: x 60 x 1.72 = 187 grams PMBS EXAMPLE 2 x 2,000 x 454 1,000,000 WHEN ADDING TO WINE OR JUICE gallons x 8 x 454 1,000,000 x ppm SO2 M x 1.72 = grams PMBS , it is prudent to wear a respirator while working with it. can be a winemaker's best friend, but using it to compensate for lack of sanitation, careless handling and general SO2 Addition to Crushed Grapes laziness will produce inferior wine with high total SO2 . Good winemaking practices utilize SO2 but are designed to minimize its necessity. With time and effort you will develop a feel for its usage in the context of your equipment, technique and style. WE Chris Stamp is president and winemaker at Lake- wood Vineyards in Watkins Glen, N.Y. He started his wine career as winemaker at Cayuga Vineyards in the Finger Lakes and in 1986 took a position as enology research and extension associate at the Ohio Agricultural Research Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. When his family opened Lakewood Vineyards winery in 1988, he returned to New York to become the winemaker there. To comment on this article, email edit@winesandvines.com. atthew G.R. Meyer Winem aking Consu l tant 15 years of experience on east and west coast Double Degree in Oenology & Viticulture • ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION IN: •Start-up Wineries •Markerting/Sales •Budgets and Financials •Problem Solving References available. AWINEMAKER@GMAIL.COM | 757.880.4928 Free Branding Fresh Corks Directly From Portugal 4th Generation Family Cork Producer All Natural Cork Closures Ask about our Progressive Discounts Free is Better Phone (203) 681-7743 Cell (860) 335-0667 email: reliablecork@gmail.com www.reliablecorksolutions.com QuickStix™ Botrytis Kit for Compliance Made Easy Simple – Affordable – ABC/TTB Advice Licensing – Direct Ship, Wholesale & Import Monthly Reporting – Consultation & Training Compliance Outsourcing or One-Time Projects www.williamscompliance.com www.compli-beverage.com Compli East Coast Affiliate -Fast, Simple, Cost Effective -Detects & Quantifies Bunch Rot Free Consultation 800-790-6838 Call For a Williams Compliance and Consulting Group, LLC Mary Beth Williams, Esq. marybeth@williamscompliance.com Wines & Vines JUne 2011 71 Free Shipping