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I fortified and racked my double batch of WE Chocolate Raspberry Dessert Wine today. I started it mid-August (8/17/15) and am at the point where the instructions say to bottle the wine. My plan is to rack it twice more - January and April - then filter in July and bottle a week later for Christmas 2016 and beyond.
This is my first experience with fortification, so it got me thinking. I looked here in the forum, but could not find the correct combination of search terms to produce an answer.
My question is this: I added Everclear to bring the ABV to 20%. Will the higher level of alcohol protect from infection? I know oxygenation and light can still damage the wine, but does the higher level of alcohol remove some of the spoilage variables?
Thank You,
Cody
P.S. Here are a couple pictures of the leftovers from today's racking.
This is my first experience with fortification, so it got me thinking. I looked here in the forum, but could not find the correct combination of search terms to produce an answer.
My question is this: I added Everclear to bring the ABV to 20%. Will the higher level of alcohol protect from infection? I know oxygenation and light can still damage the wine, but does the higher level of alcohol remove some of the spoilage variables?
Thank You,
Cody
P.S. Here are a couple pictures of the leftovers from today's racking.