%0 Journal Article %A Dale R. Anderson %T Correlation of pH and Balling as an Aid to the Winery and The grower %D 1957 %R 10.5344/ajev.1957.8.1.31 %J American Journal of Enology and Viticulture %P 31-34 %V 8 %N 1 %X Amassing of data over a period of years allows the determination of the pH range at the optimum maturity for any variety of grape in a given area. By harvesting grapes in this pH range in a normal season, optimum maturity will usually be assured. Advantages of picking grapes at their optimum maturity are: maximum tonnage for the grower, maximum juice gallonage and wine quality for the winery. %U https://www.ajevonline.org/content/ajev/8/1/31.full.pdf