That is looking very good. Nice job.
To answer some of your questions:
Yes, white grapes are normally pressed immediately and only the juice is captured and fermented. There are exceptions, however, and some people process them just like red grapes.
How often and how many times you rack the wine depends on how clear it is. You say there is a lot of sediment (lees) on the bottoms of the bottles now, so it looks like you will rack at least twice. Once to get it off those heavy lees and once more (hopefully) when it clears.
I don't think the cheese cloth will be effective in the future. You were correct to use it for the first transfer, but from now on, just let the wine clear on it own. There are fining agents that you can buy to help this along.
Is there any reason why you are not ordering chemicals like fining agents and equipment like a hydrometer and airlocks? If it is a financial consideration, I apologize for asking. If not, there are surely places in Europe to buy these products. Companies in the US even ship over seas.
One last comment. You are using 1 liter Diet Coke bottles and if that is the only thing you have available, it will have to do. I would highly recomment glass bottles of some kind rather than the plastic bottles.
To answer some of your questions:
Yes, white grapes are normally pressed immediately and only the juice is captured and fermented. There are exceptions, however, and some people process them just like red grapes.
How often and how many times you rack the wine depends on how clear it is. You say there is a lot of sediment (lees) on the bottoms of the bottles now, so it looks like you will rack at least twice. Once to get it off those heavy lees and once more (hopefully) when it clears.
I don't think the cheese cloth will be effective in the future. You were correct to use it for the first transfer, but from now on, just let the wine clear on it own. There are fining agents that you can buy to help this along.
Is there any reason why you are not ordering chemicals like fining agents and equipment like a hydrometer and airlocks? If it is a financial consideration, I apologize for asking. If not, there are surely places in Europe to buy these products. Companies in the US even ship over seas.
One last comment. You are using 1 liter Diet Coke bottles and if that is the only thing you have available, it will have to do. I would highly recomment glass bottles of some kind rather than the plastic bottles.