muscadine wine too dry?

[bmmc]

made my first batch of muscadine wine from my home grown grapes about two years ago.tried a bottle about six months later & it was pretty good but thought it needed to age a while longer.tried another bottle today & wife & i both agreeded it was way too dry.followed instructions to a T including sterlizing anything that could come in contact with the wine.where did i go wrong?i have sampled same wine from friends & theirs was great.have read that muscadine wine should be sweet.

 

[jpike01]

Add a little simple syrup to a glass and see if you like it. Some sugar in muscadine is the norm in my neck of the woods.

 

[FTC Wines]

Bmmc, we agree it probably needs to be sweetened. Try some bench tests, look for finished SG of 1.005-1.115 more important is your taste. Then when you find your "sweet spot " you'll know to add say an once, or whatever, of simple sugar to your wine as you decant it. Roy

 

[Arne]

And next time, if you decide to sweeten before you bottle, DO NOT sweeten without stablizing. If you do, that is a good recipe for bottle bombs. Arne.

 

[TonyR]

Since your wine is bottled this is what I would do. Mix up some simple syurp (equal parts cane sugar and water) heat it on the stove till all the sugar is dissolved pour it in a squeez bottle and keep it on the fridge. When you open a bottle of wine add a Tbs of the syrup and taste add more if needed, this is the easiest way.

 

[wineforfun]

where did i go wrong?

Technically, you didn't go wrong anywhere. It sounds like you fermented your wine dry, then bottled, therefore getting a dry wine. Next time, backsweeten before bottling.

In the meantime, do as others have recommended, sweeten after opening a bottle.