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Thanks for the replies. The wine is currently in a 5 gal & (2) 3 gal carboys. I'm just trying to finish the wine for bottling and I'm OK with the s.g. ........ just don't want corks popping. I tasted the wine and it had a fizzy taste ....... like one that is still fermenting or needs to be...

I have 12 gals of Montepulciano (Italy) which is still fermenting after 1 yr. The Sp Gr. is 1.001 and has been in my wine cellar which is currently 67 F. I have tried racking and sulfating but it still has active yeast cells. Any help would be appreciated. Would increasing the temp to 80 F help?

Thanks for the replies. The one vine is #5 of a string of 12 vines and were all planted 40 yrs ago. There is a neighbor's pine trees to the west but are down towards the 9th thru 12th vines. The trees do not canopy the vines and the vines were planted in the north / south direction.

I have a friend who has a small vineyard and one vine of his Chambourcin ripens about 1 month before the other vines. Any idea what could be causing this. All vines are mature and right next to each other. Thanks, Glenn