Fining do before adding sorbat?

[sirden1959]

Hello all,

My black sweet cherry wine (aka Flathead Cherry) is getting to the final stages.

Question 1) Should I do the fining before I add sorbate or after?

Question 2) I have heard using egg's for fining agent on dark red wine is best? So is it? what what would you all recommend for the fining of this cherry wine?

After all I have found you all give good advice here....

Thanks
Den

 

[Julie]

Den,

Have no experience with egg whites but is your wine not clear? I know a lot of people just use fining agents with every wine but I only do that if the wine needs it and that is my advice to you as well.

If the wine needs a fining agent, I would sorbate and backsweeten first, for the simple fact that sometimes when you backsweeten your wine becomes cloudy again.

Hope this helps

 

[robie]

Check out this article about fining agents.

http://www.winemakermag.com/stories/techniques/article/indices/12-clarityfiltration/26-a-clearer-understanding-of-fining-agents

Hope it helps

 

[reefman]

I only do that if the wine needs it and that is my advice to you as well.

Hope this helps

Julie,
Do you filter you wines, or do you use the same advice, "only when the wine needs it?"