RJ Spagnols Cru Peach Chardonnay 2010

[dreppe5]

I bottled 29 bottles of this wine in May. It tastes great now, at first it was too sweet. I aged the wine in bottles as this was a kit. I am new at winemaking. When I opened bottles over the first 5-6 months they were crystal clear. This month I am noticing debree floating around in the wine in the bottles. Anyone know what this is or how to get rid of it since it is already bottled.

I was thinking of entering a contest with this wine but cannot with it not being clear.

Thanks,

Dan

 

[roblloyd]

To get rid of it you will have to filter and re-bottle. No idea what it could be. I had some that was filtered and is now showing some sediment for some reason. (At least I think I filtered it).

Just remember that if you re-bottle to filter it you might end up oxidizing it and it will also have some bottle shock. So give it a few weeks after rebottling before giving to anyone or entering it in a competition.

 

[Wade E]

Dan, does it seem to have carbonation now? Im thinking maybe there was a little bit of fermentation possibly. If not then ho long did it sit in the carboy after fermentation was done? I know the instructions say when you could bottle it bit giving it longer to sit for the wine to drop more lees is a much better way to go.

 

[dreppe5]

It does not appear to be carbonated. I aged it in the bottle for 5 months. It was only in the carboy for 2-3 weeks to clear. I then racked over to the primary and bottled. This was my first wine. I followed the instructions in the box.

If I should have done something different can you give me some tips? I am new to this so I have been starting with kits.

 

[Wade E]

The directins on these kits are pretty good right up to the point when they say you can bottle. Any wine should sit longer even if using a fining agent as any wine will still drop out very fine sediment over more time.

 

[dreppe5]

Wade,

How long should I wait to bottle? Should I rack the wine or just leave it in the carboy in the sediment?

If I bought a mini-jet filter could I bottle in hte recommended time and allow it to age in the bottles?