Hi...
I have been making wine from grapes for several years. The past couple of years, I have experienced a problem such that my wine turns cloudy after several months in the bottle. The percipatate does not appear to be granule but rather more of cloudy-fluffy "particulate".
History
- The grapes were pressed over a year ago.
- The wine successfully underwent cold stabilization.
- The wine has been oaked for 3 months (French Oak chips)
- Proper amounts of campden tables were added after each racking.
- Finning agent introduced and allowed to sit for three weeks prior to final racking.
- After final racking, wine filtered using electric filter and #2 pad.
- Wine filtered only once.
- Bottles have laid on their side for over 3 months now.
- Slightly whitish/pinkish percipatate starting to be noticed.
Symptoms
- It almost appears that the finning process did not work or was not finished even though significant cloudy and granule sediment was removed at final racking.
- While it is not a noxious odor, wine does have slightly unusual - though NOT unpleasant - odor.
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
Should I open up all 150 bottles and...
- Refilter?
- Reintroduce finning agent?
- Add more Campden tablet?
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Paddy-O