"Rob M" > wrote in message
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> I just bottled on the Limited Edition Cellar Craft wines that give you
> 16L of juice/concentrate and a pack that has all the skins and seeds
> and stems in the kit. It is a red Malec/Merlot kit.
>
> I had some friends making the wine with me and we were tasting it
> throught the process. After tasting it when after finings we found it
> to be very rich and full bodied. After filtering and bottling, we
> found that it was no longer like that. It seems to have lost some of
> it's body and richness after filtering.
>
> Would it have been better to have not filtered? Any suggestions would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob

Hi Rob,

Wine is oxidized during bottling. Oxidation makes wine taste flat and
this condition is called "bottle sickness." Bottle sickness is temporary,
and the wine will recover in a few weeks if the proper amount of sulfur
dioxide was used before bottling.

In general, filtration will not significantly change a wines character. Of
course, wine can also be oxidized by a faulty filtration procedure, and
badly filtered wine will exhibit bottle sickness.

lum