vernsgal
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Well I've read about it, heard about it but have never experienced it. I had not 1,but 2 wines come alive after bottling.
My hubby likes his wines a little sweeter than my dry ones ( I usually backsweeten his to 1.004)
These were both RJS kits I bought back in Feb. The 1st was a Nebbiolo the 2nd a Cab.Sauv.
I bottled both back in July. Due to lack of space on my racks I put them in wine boxes,on their sides, and left them. Today I picked a box up to move and :< the cork blew on one. I uncorked the rest and they were definitely alive! I poured them all into a bucket, took SG and it was down to 1.003. Looked like red champagne.Tonight the smell tells me they are fermenting. Was curious on the other one I did so I uncorked 2 bottles and they were definitely bubbling.
I checked my notes and I did add sorbate.I also bulk aged these guys for 2 months before bottling. I can see if maybe, I forgot sorbate and just jotted it down out of habit , but 2 separate ones? I've been doing kits for too many years to muck both up.
Anyone have ideas of what went wrong? I'm worried because I just bottled 2 other kinds last week which were purchased at same time. Should I leave them aside and watch? Could it be the sorbate wasn't good?In the meantime, do I let these re-ferment out, add more sorbate and sugar and just tell hubby "cheers, go easy on these"?.lol
My hubby likes his wines a little sweeter than my dry ones ( I usually backsweeten his to 1.004)
These were both RJS kits I bought back in Feb. The 1st was a Nebbiolo the 2nd a Cab.Sauv.
I bottled both back in July. Due to lack of space on my racks I put them in wine boxes,on their sides, and left them. Today I picked a box up to move and :< the cork blew on one. I uncorked the rest and they were definitely alive! I poured them all into a bucket, took SG and it was down to 1.003. Looked like red champagne.Tonight the smell tells me they are fermenting. Was curious on the other one I did so I uncorked 2 bottles and they were definitely bubbling.
I checked my notes and I did add sorbate.I also bulk aged these guys for 2 months before bottling. I can see if maybe, I forgot sorbate and just jotted it down out of habit , but 2 separate ones? I've been doing kits for too many years to muck both up.
Anyone have ideas of what went wrong? I'm worried because I just bottled 2 other kinds last week which were purchased at same time. Should I leave them aside and watch? Could it be the sorbate wasn't good?In the meantime, do I let these re-ferment out, add more sorbate and sugar and just tell hubby "cheers, go easy on these"?.lol