roadwarriorsvt
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I bottled some blackberry wine in December using a floor corker and #8 size new corks. The bottles have been stored on their sides. After opening a couple of the bottles, I noticed most of the cork was wet, like the wine was seeping out. All bottles have plastic capsules over the end of the bottles. The last bottle I took the capsule off had this mold or mildew looking gray and yellow fuzz growing on top of the cork. After removing the cork, it was mostly wet along the sides. I'm guessing wine is leaking out past the corks into the capsule. I soaked the corks in sanitizer prior to corking. What can I do to prevent this next time or correct this batch? Thanks.