Resonant11
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Hi all, I think I've seen this discussed but I couldn't find the threads to reference. Is it common for racking a wine to have an adverse affect on the aroma and general flavor? I just did my final racking of a port that I started last fall. I sampled it after racking (done under vacuum with the AIO wine pump) and it seemed very muted. I had a swingtop bottle of the same vintage that I opened to compare and the wine that had not been racked still tasted and smelled very fruity.
Is this something similar to bottle shock? I generally think of that just in the final bottling stage and not when racking from one carboy to another.
Thanks!
Joe
Is this something similar to bottle shock? I generally think of that just in the final bottling stage and not when racking from one carboy to another.
Thanks!
Joe