"Insprucegrove" > wrote in message
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> We all know the more time you allow the wine to develop, the better the
> result.However, I only have so many carboys sitting around, and by
bottling
> some of them, I can start the "next generation".
>
> So, is there a siginificant difference in the results between letting it
bulk
> age in the carboy, or does aging in the bottle do the more or less the
same.
> (These are red kits for the most part, and one port).
>

Most red wines require 6-12 months of aging to develop "bottle" bouquet
after the last exposure to oxygen, and wine is exposed to much air-oxygen
when it is bottled. Bottle bouquet generally does not develop in wine
stored in bulk containers because of periodic exposures to air-oxygen.

lum