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Wine Production (Text version) These notes provide the complete text of the ‘Wine Production multimedia presentation. Grape picking Unripe grapes contain a lot of sour acid and little sugar and as the grapes ripen, the acids are converted to sugars. The grower must measure the amount of sugar to determine when is the best time to pick. For ‘dry’ wines (which tend to keep longer) there is a greater proportion of acid than ‘sweet’ wines. If the grapes are left on the vine for too long, they can produce a very sweet wine but there is always the risk of having birds and other animals eat the grape