Pinot Grigo Juice

[jkrug]

I started back in early july a pinto grigo juice from home winery. Everything went as expected fermented dry etc. I have had it aging since then in a carboy. I have been working on adjusting the acid last few days. That has worked out well for the aftertaste. When you initially taste the wine, it really does not have much of a taste. The after taste is good but not up front. Is there anything I can do about this or should i just age it longer and hope for the best? Any thoughts around this is appreciated.

 

[Runningwolf]

It might take just a tiny amount of sugar to bring out the flavor.

 

[djrockinsteve]

Dan is right. You need to back sweeten to bring out the flavor on your tongue. Remember to sorbste and sulfite.

It could be .996 or near that. It depends upon your liking. Check the Tutorial Section on the Home Page for help in doing this.

Ours made last year is great.

 

[sdelli]

I started back in early july a pinto grigo juice from home winery. Everything went as expected fermented dry etc. I have had it aging since then in a carboy. I have been working on adjusting the acid last few days. That has worked out well for the aftertaste. When you initially taste the wine, it really does not have much of a taste. The after taste is good but not up front. Is there anything I can do about this or should i just age it longer and hope for the best? Any thoughts around this is appreciated.

If you read some of the threads from Joe's Wine he would tell you to add some zest from a grapefruit to it!

 

[Pumpkinman]

jkrug,
The same exact thing happened to me, I started a batch of Pinot Grigio, but from juice buckets, the wine seemed to be very acidic, no matter how many times I adjusted it, even my wife cringed when she tasted it. I was done trying to tweak it, when I decided to back sweeten it just enough to mellow the acidity, what a difference!
5 gallons "disappeared" in a matter of no time at all!
Dan, great advice!!