"Andrew L Drumm" > wrote in message
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> "Lum" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Andrew,
> > Thank you for the post.
> > I do testing for several small, local wineries. By the time a wine has
> been
> > racked two or three times and filtered once or twice, the CO2 content is
> low
> > and it is seldom an issue.
> > Are you using CO2 in the headspace?
>
> Yes, we're maintaining CO2 gas cover on our tanks. I'd like to use argon,
> but it's too expensive.
> I am more concerned about oxygen pickup than high CO2 levels, therefore I
> use the nitrogen method to reduce CO2 prior to bottling.
> > Some wineries like spritzy white wines. Are you deliberately
maintaining
> > high CO2 levels and then adjusting down to near the tax limit at
bottling
> > time?
> Not tax limits, as they don't apply to us in Oz. Instead we have high
levels
> because of gas cover, and reduce to get the right taste.
>

Thanks for the reply Andrew. I appreciate the information.