Pouring will cause aeration, not just air contact. That is very rough
handling. I would not say it will ruin your wine and it may depend on the
level of sulfite you have in the wine, but I would not recommend it. I
would imagine bottle shock would last much longer.

Also, when pouring with a funnel, it is easy to have a run over. If you use
a filling wand with the automatic cut off valve on the bottom, it is much
less likely and you get no splashing. They are cheap. If you do not have
one, I recommend that you get one.

Ray

"Joe Ae" > wrote in message
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> It seems more convenient when bottling from individual gallons to pour the
> wine instead of siphoning? Is there a problem with too much oxygen
exposure
> when doing this for small batches?
>
> Thanks
> Joe
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