I agree with everyone. Bulk aging is good for wines. The reason they say to
bottle it in 28 days is so that you have a finished product ready to drink.
But as everyone knows, aging the wine after bottling for at least 1 month
with improve the wine immensely. For the cost of a carboy, the bulk aging Vs
bottle aging is better. Just make sure that any aging is done in a glass
carboy not plastic.
Al

"J F" > wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I have just got to the end of my first wine kit, and I'm getting ready to
> bottle. I am just curious about how soon I need to bottle this compared to
> instructions. I believe that the instructions said to bottle on day 28,
> which is tomorrow. However, I don't think that I'll be able to bottle
until
> the weekend. Is there any problems if I leave the wine in the carboy for a
> few extra days before I bottle it or is it important to get it bottled as
> soon as possible. The kit is a 4 week Shiraz kit, if that makes any
> difference.
>
> Thanks.
>
>