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Strong grapefruit like smell on chardonnay.
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Strong grapefruit like smell on chardonnay.
Is there anything I can do to reverse it? Fining technique????
TIA
Bob
(K.J.Kristiansen) wrote in message . com>...
> You have most probably got oxidation of your wine. "Grapefruit" smell
> is typical of the smell and taste of sherry (try to compare) which is
> an oxidized white wine (among other things).
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(bob) wrote in message . com>...
> > Anyone ever experience a strong grapefruit like smell on white
> > wine????? I thought non-volitile acid was ordorless but it smells like
> > acid. It doesn't smell like vinegar, hopefully it's not. The wine is
> > extremely tart and I inhibited MLF. I really don't want to do MLF so
> > does anyone have any suggestions??? Am I just jumping the gun and all
> > will be fine ????
> >
> >
> > Bob
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