Well, this is a timely question: Susan wants to know what “Brix” means.
The small instrument you saw at the beginning is called a refractometer. It’s a prism-like instrument that measures the soluble solids in the grape juice, 90% of which is sugar.
Have you ever tasted just-picked wine grapes? Soooo sweet!
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