Refractometer readings 10/10/10

2: 15.7, 14.5
4: 14.8, 12.9
6: 14.5, 16.2
8: 16.8

(Key = Row: Reading)

Average: 15.0

Bit lower than last week, not looking as good as I'd hoped then. I've now erected two new bird deterrents, which happen to look like rather warlike, silver owl sentinels:

Refractometer readings 29/09/10

1: 16
3: 15.7
5: 17.7
7: 16.1
9: 17.6

(Key = Row: Reading)

Average: 16.6

This is better than this time last year although I'm now purposely not testing grapes that look under-ripe so it may be due to that. I'll test every week from now.