Racking and the moon ...
John DeFiore wrote:
>Sounds loony to me.
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A truely bad pun...
Ken
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>"Roger Dahlquist" > wrote in message
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>>This is a GREAT forum ...
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>>Today, at a four hour convening of an Italian lunch-bunch at a Chinese
>>restaurant (where we bring our own handcrafted wines), I was privy to a
>>discourse, by an otherwise intelligent fellow (Italian ancestors), who is
>>adamant that wines should be racked at the full moon - he will rack only
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>>the full moon.
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>>I've heard this "racking at the full moon" theory many times, mostly from
>>winemakers who's roots are in eastern Europe but I wonder if there is any
>>basis in science.
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>>I (Swedish roots) tend to rack when it is convenient or when I think of
>>it - on a loose schedule (press + a week or so, two weeks or so, a month
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>>so, etc...).
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>>After reading, and being highly entertained by, the posting re the "moon
>>apogee/perigee and the hydrometer" I wonder what you serious winemakers
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>>I will hang up and listen to your comments ...
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>>Thanks, Roger(o)
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