drainsurgeon
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I've been making kit wines for a number of years now and never had a problem with sediment in the bottles...until now. I made 11 batches of wine last summer and still have about 150 bottles that I let age over the winter. I live in northern MN but was in AZ from Dec-April. I leave my house thermostat at 50 degrees while gone. The wine is stored in the basement which is probably 5-10 degrees cooler. I have never experienced "diamonds" in my wine before so I'm not even sure what they look like.
A Shiraz and a Chilean merlot that are both about 11 months old, have what looks like pepper corns in the bottom of the bottles. They are hard and the size and color of pepper corns.
I know I'm going to get lectured about aging my wine in carboys longer before bottling, but I've never had this before. I've probably made close to 90 kits over the last 8 years and never any sediment or stuff in the bottles, and some have aged up to 3 years. Any ideas on what these are?
A Shiraz and a Chilean merlot that are both about 11 months old, have what looks like pepper corns in the bottom of the bottles. They are hard and the size and color of pepper corns.
I know I'm going to get lectured about aging my wine in carboys longer before bottling, but I've never had this before. I've probably made close to 90 kits over the last 8 years and never any sediment or stuff in the bottles, and some have aged up to 3 years. Any ideas on what these are?