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I just bottled my first batch of WE Selection Chianti. I added the 1.5 grams (¼ teaspoon) of potassium metabisulphite per the instructions if I were to age the wine for over 6 mths. Is there an expiration on aging your wine too long (Red or White)? Also, do you recommend a minumum wait time...

When and how often do you degas/stir the wine. The instructions say during step 3 stabilizing and clearing. I'm guessing its belore the wine is stablized, 0.996 or less 2 straight days? Therefore, I should stir the wine after it goes into the Carboy (the first time) but before I put in the...

Thanks and yes this is my first batch. To answer, have a degassed? No, not sure what that is. Also, can you explain how/why I would use more carboys once I taste the wine.

Making a Chianti from the Selection Estate series and step 4 says to rack again into another Carboy. I only have 1 Carboy, therefore is it necessary to buy a second Carboy for this step? Can I skip this step and just leave this wine be for another few weeks before bottling? Also do you...