Malvasia Blanc

[ffemt128]

Does anyone have any experience with this. I purchased this as one of my California Juices and was wondering if this is intended to be a Dry, semi-dry, sweet wine. I racked this off today and it would appear that it has dropped alot of acid crystals. (hard flat pieces on bottom of carboy) They are not the normal lees that would drop out. The little taste I took, this is very promising taste wise.

Thanks

 

[DACinPA]

Hey Doug<
I also giving this one a try this year. at bottling it had a hint of sweetness and some good fruity & straw notes. Should be a winner! I also notes the crystals but after passing through a filter only noted a few in the bottles.

 

[Tom]

Here is what I found

Malvasia Bianca makes a tangy wine with a real substance and character. It has a slight Muscat flavor. As a varietal, a little sweetness is desired.

It is blended with Muscat Canelli, Palomino, or Trebbiano.

 

[Runningwolf]

DAC welcome to the forum. Its good to have another PA'er in here. How about going to the introductions thread and tell us a bit about yourself and wine experiance. Feel free to ask our questions and respond to any threads. If this wine is already dropping diamonds while aging I would suggest (cold stabilizing)setting it in a garage or somewhere else outside where its cold for several weeks. You'll be fine if the temps are not constantly below 25* and if they are just check the wine every 12 hours. It could get slushy but shouldn't freeze solid. Keep vodka in your airlock. Also set your carboy on a board or something else off the floor. Hey Doug save me a bottle!

 

[ffemt128]

Hey Doug save me a bottle!

Will Do Dan

 

[Bullwinkle]

What Yeast strain did you use for the Malvasia?

 

[Rocky]

Does anyone have any experience with this. I purchased this as one of my California Juices and was wondering if this is intended to be a Dry, semi-dry, sweet wine. I racked this off today and it would appear that it has dropped alot of acid crystals. (hard flat pieces on bottom of carboy) They are not the normal lees that would drop out. The little taste I took, this is very promising taste wise.

Thanks

Doug, I made a kit a while back of Malvasia Bianca, most of which I turned into Vin Santo, which is a sweet dessert wine. I did leave some unsweetened and as pointed out above, it had a taste much like Muscat. It is all a matter of taste but for me, both wines benefit from a little sweetening.