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Thanks Paul - Feast stabalizes with Potassium Metabisulphite and Bentonite.http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=34717&stc=1&d=1489717401 Not sure if you will be able to see this attachment but it is the Festa process

So if CO2 is my problem (I was hoping that it was not a bacteria or a MLF problem) how did I get it and how do I prevent it - aside from shaking the bottle before corking.

I don't recall what yeast came with the bucket. The past 2 years of buying Festa I wasn't satisfied with the alcohol content. Definitely not like grandpa's wine. So I did some internet research and found a yeast that would tolerate at least 15% alcohol. Then added sugar to get a potential...

I have been using Festa juice/wine kit for 3 years. Started to try different stuff. This year I tried a Pinot Noir and Merlot. I added oak chips, sugar to bring potential alcohol up to 15% and used a different yeast other that the one they give you. I used Lavlin SC 1118 because it can live in...