Must Weight

Must weight
The must weight indicates the sugar content in the fermenting wine. Different winemaking countries use different scales to measure this important quantity.

Must weight is a measure of the amount of sugar in must, and hence the amount of alcohol that could be produced if it is all fermented to alcohol, rather than left as residual sugar.

Must weight
An indicator of the sugar content of the fermenting wine, and therefore an invaluable guide for the winemaker. There are a number of scales used to express must weight, including Baumé, Brix, Oechsle and KMW.

Must weight
Must weight is an indicator of the sugar and the resultant alcohol content of the fermenting wine.
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Musty is a bad mouldy aroma resulting from improperly cleaned storage vessels or an infected cork.

must weight - measure of grape ripeness, or sugar concentration in grapes
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Must weight - The level of fermentable sugars in the must and the resultant alcohol content if all the sugar was converted to ethanol.
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Nebuchadnezzar - A large bottle holding 15 litres, the equivalent of 20 regular wine bottles.

bauméA scale for must weight. This is a hydrometric method - meaning that the sugar concentration (and therefore potential alcohol) is calculated from measuring the density of the must. Other scales include Brix, Oechsle and KMW.

The group must adhere to strict rules including low yields, higher starting must weights, selective hand harvesting and five-yearly inspections. Wine estates that belong to the VDP bear the group's eagle on the bottle.

The amount of sugar remaining in the wine after fermentation. Residual sugar may be the result of high must weight, or the termination of fermentation before all the sugar has been converted into alcohol with the addition of sulphur or spirit.

The German names for this heirarchy, which ascends in order of the must weight or degree of sugar concentration, are Spätlese (late-picked), Auslese (selectively-picked bunches), Beerenauslese (selectively-picked berries), ...

See also: Weight, Grape, Must, Wine, Sweet