"Paul Orlander" > wrote in message
om...
> After bottling about 125 bottles of Merlot, I discover to much of
> disappointment, that the wine is not completely clarified. Before I
> open a 3 months old bottle I see serious amount of sediment in the
> bottle (the "side" that faces down in a sample of 5) The wine does not
> taste good. I do not know what went wrong. I argue with my friend that
> the wine will never be any good so we could just as well open it all,
> pour it into few carboys, try again to let it clarify for few weeks,
> clean the bottles and rebottle the wine.
>
> So my question is, is it of any use opening the bottles and try the
> clarification process again and rebottle?

I wouldn't. Just leave it alone for awhile (6 mos to a year+), decant the
wine and try it again. It'll quite likely be much better by then - if it
was any good to start with.

Meanwhile, start another batch. Let it bulk age longer before bottling.
Learn from your mistakes - including the ones you didn't mention. ;^)

Tom S