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Bulk aging vs. bottle aging
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<blockquote data-quote="CDrew" data-source="post: 833132" data-attributes="member: 38625"><p>Wine in bottles takes up a lot of storage space. And since 2 years is kind of the minimum time to drink most red wines(plenty of exceptions, I know), I tend to go a minimum of 1 year before bottling. Good points made about keeping the wine safe from the winemaker <img src="/images/smilies/Innocent.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":i" title="Innocent :i" data-shortname=":i" /> as long as it's in bulk! It should probably stay in bulk longer!</p><p></p><p>Kits, I don't know. Likely, it does not matter. You should be making wine from grapes after a kit or two.</p><p></p><p>With red wines from grapes, I's say a minimum of 1 year in bulk. That way you have time to rack it clear, test it for late acid additions or add additional oak. I think a winter cold cycle is good for it too, and drops out the tartrate "wine diamonds" in the bulk tank and not in the bottle. But in the end, it doesn't really matter since wine can age in the bottle as well as it can in a bulk storage tank. Everyone has a different reason to declare bottling day, and for me it's usually 1+ year, and a convenient time. I just finished bottling the last of my 2020 wine, so that's 19 months in bulk. </p><p></p><p>White wine is a whole different story. I just bottled 2021 Riesling and plan to start drinking it in a month or so. So rack when clear, with the caveat that it can retain significant CO2 in solution even at 6 months. Vacuum racking is your friend for early bottling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CDrew, post: 833132, member: 38625"] Wine in bottles takes up a lot of storage space. And since 2 years is kind of the minimum time to drink most red wines(plenty of exceptions, I know), I tend to go a minimum of 1 year before bottling. Good points made about keeping the wine safe from the winemaker :i as long as it's in bulk! It should probably stay in bulk longer! Kits, I don't know. Likely, it does not matter. You should be making wine from grapes after a kit or two. With red wines from grapes, I's say a minimum of 1 year in bulk. That way you have time to rack it clear, test it for late acid additions or add additional oak. I think a winter cold cycle is good for it too, and drops out the tartrate "wine diamonds" in the bulk tank and not in the bottle. But in the end, it doesn't really matter since wine can age in the bottle as well as it can in a bulk storage tank. Everyone has a different reason to declare bottling day, and for me it's usually 1+ year, and a convenient time. I just finished bottling the last of my 2020 wine, so that's 19 months in bulk. White wine is a whole different story. I just bottled 2021 Riesling and plan to start drinking it in a month or so. So rack when clear, with the caveat that it can retain significant CO2 in solution even at 6 months. Vacuum racking is your friend for early bottling. [/QUOTE]
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