Harvest (wine) of wine, winemakers would use the sugar and acid levels of the grape as a guide in determining ripeness. Early winemakers tasted the grapes to gauge ripeness. Modern winemakers use a refractometer to measure high sugar levels and °Brix or titration tests (using an indicator such as phenolphthalein) to determine the titratable acidity within the grape. In recent times there has been more of an emphasis on the "physiological" ripeness of the grape, usually in the form of tannins and other phenolics. Currently, tasting is the only way to measure tannin ripeness, which can take experience and skill to do
Brix & the Extricated 26th 2018 on the Grit Over Glamour label "Something To Lose"/"Faced With Time"/"US 80s 90s (Live at Hebden Bridge)" (2016, Blang) "Damned for Eternity"/"Temporary Insanity" (2017, Blang) "Moonrise Kingdom"/"Moonrise Kingdom (Harmonic Convergence)" (2017, Blang) Brix & the Extricated Brix & the Extricated are a British post-punk band, formed in 2014 in Manchester, by ex-Fall members Brix Smith Start (vocals/guitar) and Steve Hanley (bass guitar). The band formed in 2014 in Manchester, following the launch event for Steve Hanley's autobiography "". Four of the five members were one-time members of The Fall: Songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Brix Smith, long-term Fall member