recently bottled 5 gallons of petite syrah I made last fall, and opened
one up a couple nights ago and it had a pronounced pop when the cork
came out. I didn't feel the need to check SG , as the wine is pretty
dry, and the alcohol is sitting at 13.5 %, and the air lock has been
inactive for months.I don't use sorbate, don't like the taste. Should I
have racked the wine vigorously prior to bottling to release CO2 ? the
wine doesn't taste "sparkly" or anything, but I think I can see a tiny
bit of efervescence ( ? ) on the surface when I first pour it in a
glass.Any thoughts ?