Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some advice on a post-bottled wine problem I'm having.
I bottled our carmenere wine about 6 months ago. Yesterday I opened a bottle to taste it and see how it was coming along. When I bottled it, I sampled it and it tasted fine, like I expect from a new wine going into bottles. The taste of the wine yesterday was not good at all... hard to describe, but there was just no real wine flavor or smell. It seems like it spoiled.
It is aging in my basement... Could there be an environmental issue going on? Was there a problem with the corks? My basement is cool, but it does have a humidity problem. It also has a few cracks and water seeps in after heavy rains. We have a dehumidifier down there that seems to run nonstop trying to keep up with the humidity levels.
Any ideas of what might have happened? I appreciate any feedback.
I'm looking for some advice on a post-bottled wine problem I'm having.
I bottled our carmenere wine about 6 months ago. Yesterday I opened a bottle to taste it and see how it was coming along. When I bottled it, I sampled it and it tasted fine, like I expect from a new wine going into bottles. The taste of the wine yesterday was not good at all... hard to describe, but there was just no real wine flavor or smell. It seems like it spoiled.
It is aging in my basement... Could there be an environmental issue going on? Was there a problem with the corks? My basement is cool, but it does have a humidity problem. It also has a few cracks and water seeps in after heavy rains. We have a dehumidifier down there that seems to run nonstop trying to keep up with the humidity levels.
Any ideas of what might have happened? I appreciate any feedback.