PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A. A. Bell
AU  - C. S. Ough
AU  - W. M. Kliewer
TI  - Effects on Must and Wine Composition, Rates of Fermentation, and Wine Quality of Nitrogen Fertilization of <em>Vitis Vinifera</em> Var. Thompson Seedless Grapevines
AID  - 10.5344/ajev.1979.30.2.124
DP  - 1979 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
PG  - 124--129
VI  - 30
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/30/2/124.short
4100  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/30/2/124.full
SO  - Am J Enol Vitic.1979 Jan 01; 30
AB  - Thompson Seedless vines were treated for three years with various levels of nitrogen fertilizer. The vineyard had not been fertilized for over seven years preceding. The clarified grape juice was analyzed for various components. The rates of fermentation, concentration of esters, and wine quality were dependent on the level of nitrogen fertilization. Fertilization with 112 kg N/ha (100 lb-N/acre) was sufficient for the juice to have a rapid fermentation and the wine to be of good quality. Juice from vines not fertilized fermented more slowly, resulted in wines of poorer quality, and was deficient in a number of chemical components.