You really need to go to www.winepress.us . There are lots of very
knowledgeable folks there.


"michael" > wrote in message
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On Saturday, March 10, 2012 3:27:27 PM UTC, Steve Peek wrote:
> "michael" wrote in message
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> >I tend to keep my wine in 5 litre demijohns and then transfer to screw
> >top
> >bottles when ready.Are the seals in the screw top caps reusable again and
> >again,and could you store wine in this type of bottle for a year or two?
> > If not can one obtain replacement new caps with seals.
> > Michael
>
> As long as the seal is good, I'd say yes.

Thanks for your reply,Steve.Have you had any experience with long term
storage using second hand botlles and seals?I have some rather good reds I
have made and I am not sure whether to leave the wine tightly stoppered in
5L demijohns or transfer it to second hand wine bottles for a couple of
years storage.The way I see it is that corks are not that air tight and isnt
the idea of keeping wine in bottles for a couple of years to age slowly by
letting some air in though the cork.I am not sure that I understand the
bottling process for long term maturation.
Michael