I racked off my Santa Ynez Syrah last night into the final stage before bottling. I had a little taste and it's going to be yummy. Since I only had 2 6 gallon carboys (one has the Sonoma Dry Creek Valley Chard. and the other had the Syrah), the only other carboy I had was a 6.5 gallon glass carboy I used for beer making. OOPS!! Since the level of the wine should be 2 inches from the bottom of the bung, I had to add to the wine. There is no way I was going to add water to this clear, fruity, tannic Syrah, I looked in my wine cellar to see what I had to add. To keep the cost low, I added a Columbia Crest Shiraz (6.25 bottles to be exact).
I hope the combination will do well for an end product.
I hope the combination will do well for an end product.