Mikeleh
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Hi everyone I was wondering if I can get some help on my Pinot Grigio.
I started wine making two years ago my first batch was a kit then I jumped right into the juice
The question I have is I started a batch of Pinot Grigio juice back in September using cotes de blanc yeast. After 10 days I racked it to the secondary where I let it sit for two months. Then I came across a topic by Joe thinking outside the box where I added The zest of two oranges two lemons and two grapefruit
At this point I cold stabilized it with the zest for 20 days. Today I racked off the zest into a clean carboy and tasted it.
The citrus taste was overpowering now i I understand the wine is still young but will this mellow down over time? Don't get me wrong I enjoy the taste it's just really overpowering. I was reading other topics and figuring maybe I would have to backsweeten when it's time if it's still too citrusy.(that's another topic I have no idea how to back sweeten if anybody has a link please forward it to me thanks)
The wine cleared a little bit I'm hoping it'll clear more over the next 90 days. It got a little foggy when I put the zest in.
Any suggestions ideas or comments I'm open to anything thanks everyone!!!
I started wine making two years ago my first batch was a kit then I jumped right into the juice
The question I have is I started a batch of Pinot Grigio juice back in September using cotes de blanc yeast. After 10 days I racked it to the secondary where I let it sit for two months. Then I came across a topic by Joe thinking outside the box where I added The zest of two oranges two lemons and two grapefruit
At this point I cold stabilized it with the zest for 20 days. Today I racked off the zest into a clean carboy and tasted it.
The citrus taste was overpowering now i I understand the wine is still young but will this mellow down over time? Don't get me wrong I enjoy the taste it's just really overpowering. I was reading other topics and figuring maybe I would have to backsweeten when it's time if it's still too citrusy.(that's another topic I have no idea how to back sweeten if anybody has a link please forward it to me thanks)
The wine cleared a little bit I'm hoping it'll clear more over the next 90 days. It got a little foggy when I put the zest in.
Any suggestions ideas or comments I'm open to anything thanks everyone!!!
