Ripeness Indicator
Enable better decisions in real time – immediately visualise how each block is ripening in the run-up to harvest with sugar, acidity and pH readings recorded in Sectormentor.
Compare how your vines ripened in past years, helping to determine expected harvest dates block-by-block.
With all the data immediately available and in one place, the run up to harvest flows smoothly, helping to ensure that your team can make quick decisions about the perfect time to harvest.
Top vintner Will Davenport on the Ripeness Indicator:
“Sectormentor’s Ripeness Indicator shows our trends in sugar and acid clearly in graph format and previous years can be easily compared. Last Autumn it was immediately obvious that our sugar levels weren’t increasing whilst acidity levels were dropping in certain blocks – we knew it was going to rain all week, so we were able to quickly make decision to pick sooner in those areas and avoid increased disease pressure.
Everyone on the team helped gather the data and decision making felt effortlessly responsive. I feel confident we harvested just at the right time producing higher quality grapes as a result.”
– Will Davenport, Davenport Vineyards, UK
Current Ripeness Data
Each variety, clone and rootstock behaves differently, and with this tool you can follow in real time the ripening patterns for different blocks to help you decide when to harvest. In the Current Ripeness graph above you can see how the sugar and acidity levels are progressing for each block, allowing a simple and quick decision about the right time to harvest!
Historical Ripeness Data
Compare ripeness data year on year for the same block to identify patterns particular to each block. How long does ripening tend to take for this block? Is this year similar to a previous year? The Historical Ripeness graph shows you which past years were similar, helping you predict harvest dates based on previous ripening trajectories.