I would say that it depends on the way you filter.
If you are using, for example, a brita water filter to finish your wine then you will most definately strip off much of the wine's goodness.
On the other hand, If you are using a filter specifically designed for wine, then you will find that filtering hass no effect on the wine's flavor.
with the following exception....
I use the bonvino superjet filter, and find that unless I do an initial "purge", the filter can impart a "paper" taste to the wine. I am sure that the same holds for the minijet filter.
The instructions ask that each filter pad be soaked in water for a number of seconds. I took a measurement on how much is absorbed and found this to be a full 500ml. With this in mind, I "dump" the first 650 ml of fluid comming out of the filter. I have found that this eliminates the paper taste and also prevents any "watering down" caused by the soaked pads.
Getting back to your question.... Filtering for competition can do no harm, but can definitly help. Just allow the wine proper time to rest after filtering.
I would say that it depends on the way you filter.
If you are using, for example, a brita water filter to finish your wine then you will most definately strip off much of the wine's goodness.
On the other hand, If you are using a filter specifically designed for wine, then you will find that filtering hass no effect on the wine's flavor.
with the following exception....
I use the bonvino superjet filter, and find that unless I do an initial "purge", the filter can impart a "paper" taste to the wine. I am sure that the same holds for the minijet filter.
The instructions ask that each filter pad be soaked in water for a number of seconds. I took a measurement on how much is absorbed and found this to be a full 500ml. With this in mind, I "dump" the first 650 ml of fluid comming out of the filter. I have found that this eliminates the paper taste and also prevents any "watering down" caused by the soaked pads.
Getting back to your question.... Filtering for competition can do no harm, but can definitly help. Just allow the wine proper time to rest after filtering.
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