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What is Brix? How is it Measured? And How Does it Translate into the Finished Wine?

Brix is a measurement of sugar within a grape. Technically, it is the amount of dissolved sugar in a liquid. It is based off of the concept of relative density or specific gravity which is the ratio of the density compared to the density of a given reference material. When it comes to wine, the…