botteling

I have a number of gallon batches going. The recipes say that even after clearing, they should age around 4 months before bottling. My question is, especially for such small batches, is there a reason the wine can't be bottled and aged that way instead of being in the gallon jug? Is there really...

I'm making my first white wine from my own grapes (just moved in last year) and although I made ciders I'm anxious to ruin my first batch of home made wine, I really hope it to succeed. And with this anxiousness comes doubt, according to the diary I'm keeping track of the progress, the...

Hello, just for some clarification can you add bentonite a month before you plan to bottle or is it advised not to. Currently my wines bottling dates are coming close and some of the wines are still hazy.

I have some merlot aging in carboys. These are from whole grapes back in Sept 2020, and have been bulk aging on a bit of oak since Dec 2020. I want to send some 100mL sampler bottles to a friend across country when the wine is ready. I was planning to bottle in a few months and then let it age...

Hey all, I was hoping to get some guidance on my first wine making/bottling venture. I have a batch of wine just about ready to bottle, and have been gathering used bottles to cut down on the expense. I was able to get the labels off very easily by filling the bottle with boiling water...

Hi, Does anyone have any great website where they buy cheap wine bottles from? Thanks!