My Chardonay looked green after it was done fermenting.
I thought something was wrong with it.
over a month in the garage with oak, it is turning yellow now.

It is clear as can be, with no added finning


On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 03:19:39 GMT, "Tom S" >
wrote:

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>"Dan Emerson" > wrote in message
om...
>> Thanks Tom,
>>
>> Yes I have sulfited and it is in good stable condition. Its just that
>> I've never seen such opaque wine after fermentation. Fermentation was
>> complete more than a month ago and still the wine is opaque (for a
>> white of course). I'll wait a while.
>>
>> If it clears to mildly tubid, can I re-stir the finings or are they
>> spent?
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>You'll need to rack and fine again. It would be a good idea to do some
>bench trials to determine what to fine with.
>
>Frankly, it worries me that the wine is brown after fermentation and
>sulfiting. A young Chardonnay should have a distinctly perceptible greenish
>cast to it - even if it has been fermented in the presence of wood. Maybe
>it'll look more normal after it settles out.
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>Tom S
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