Sparkling Wine Disgorging Time

[Pavel314]

When you make sparkling wine, how long do you leave the necks of the bottles in the dry ice or frozen brine before removing the caps to disgorge the sediment?

 

[JohnT]

normally put them in a chest freezer for about 1.5 to 2 hours. The thin neck freezes first.

 

[peaches9324]

I usually put crushed ice with a lot of salt mixed in a pitcher, wrap the bottle in a towel place the bottle upside down in the pitcher of ice and salt cover it with a towel and leave it set for about 30 min. to maybe 45 min this will encapsulate the yeast deposit then take the wire and closure off be careful cuz a pellet of ice comes shooting out replace with clean and sanitized closure but make sure to use a new wire

 

[peaches9324]

what kind of sparkling are ya making? I've made gooseberry and I just made strawberry can't wait for it to age it was awesome without the sparkle

 

[Pavel314]

Thanks for all the replies. I see that I'm not waiting long enough for the plug to freeze, hence the slight clouds in the bottles. I'll wait longer next time.

I made a very small batch of wine from white grapes and am turning two bottles into sparkling wine.

 

[JohnT]

Thanks for all the replies. I see that I'm not waiting long enough for the plug to freeze, hence the slight clouds in the bottles. I'll wait longer next time.

I made a very small batch of wine from white grapes and am turning two bottles into sparkling wine.

Americans are allowed (by law) to call it Champagne.

 

[peaches9324]

Americans are allowed (by law) to call it Champagne.

john I did not know that thought that was only Champagne France?

 

[JohnT]

LET THE ARGUEMENT BEGIN...


When the international laws were made, the US was under prohibition. Up until 2006, commercial champagne houses in the US were allowed to call their sparkling wine Champagne.

"The United States bans the use from all new U.S.-produced wines. Only those that had approval to use the term on labels before 2006 may continue to use it and only when it is accompanied by the wine's actual origin (e.g., "California")."

I continue to call it champagne. Call it a protest against the socialist French government that did not allow our military aircraft to refuel (in their airspace) when we went up against Libya.

 

[blueflint]

I continue to call it champagne. Call it a protest against the socialist French government that did not allow our military aircraft to refuel (in their airspace) when we went up against Libya.

I am with you, Champagne has become the common name for sparkling wine...like Kleenex is what most of us call tissues.