Bottling

[JohnT]

As promised, here are some pictures....

The first picture is the chardonnay being filter-racked into a 300l ssvc tank.

The 2nd and 3rd is the day's "haul".

 

[JohnT]

Also,

I started a tradition of the "Wedding Bottle". My niece and her fiancé help out with bottling, so I filled it for them. It is a 6 liter Imperial bottle to be consumed during their wedding festivities.

I had to hand craft the cork out of a #6 cork stopper. I shaved and sanded the stopper until it was just the right diameter. I then hammered the cork in using a rubber mallet. I then used a dowel to counter-sink the cork below the lip of the bottle....

Here is the Imperial bottle (with a standard 750ml bottle next to it to show scale). The second picture shows my hand crated cork.

Tight as a drum with no leaks!!!

Now I just need to come up with a label....

 

[Rocky]

You have a great working area, JohnT. Love that press!

 

[JohnT]

Thanks Rocky. We ended up corking around 22 cases.

 

[NorCal]

A very busy weekend indeed.