I made this wine from grapes off the vine. It does taste good for a young
wine, but there is no way I would serve this to anyone else with the smell.

The wine I made from a blush grape (type unknown) I took from my brothers
vines does not have this smell after the second racking. The water melon
wine that has only been racked once has the smell. The reason I question if
something is wrong is because the red wine is clear and I have not had any
settlement after the last racking. I would think if it was the yeast, it
would of gone with the yeast.



"DAve Allison" > wrote in message
...
>I am new to wine making. I've made 6 gallons of Shiraz and 6 of Pinot Noir
>using kits. Both wines are in the 1-3 month bottling hold time. But when I
>bottled them, it WAS a fermenting musty smell.(they were totally done
>fermenting) The taste was great, better than my favorite store bought, but
>the store bought had a better nose. It was not rotten, or earthy or stinky,
>just a little like the must spell while in carboys. I am hoping with age,
>this gets better.
> Is it normal for wines to taste better than they smell when you are
> bottling them?
> I am now into a 6 gallon Cranberry wine from juice and berries. And man,
> the smell is heavenly and the taste, though sweet since it's only 5%
> alchohol so far, is great. But that is cranberries (with 2 cans of welch
> white concentrate).
> I also have a 1 gallon Welch's concord under way - and it smells great.
> Taste is like grape juice, but it's only been a few days.
>
> So if anyone knows if shiraz and Pinot Noir or red wines have a poor nose
> upon bottling, but typically get better, that would help. thoughts?
> DAve
>
>
>
> Roy Boy wrote:
>> It smells like it did when it was fermenting. It is kind of a musty
>> smell. The instructions that I was going by did not say anything about a
>> ML fermentation. I am wondering if maybe it is the acid, because the
>> white wines do not have this smell.
>>
>>
>> "Joe Giller" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>
>>>Roy,
>>>What yeast did you use? Describe the smell more. Is it like vinegar,
>>>rotten eggs, nail polish remover????
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>
>>>Roy Boy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I was reading the post, "Help! funny smell" and I am wondering about the
>>>>smell of the first batch of wine I made. The batch is a red or burgundy.
>>>>I believe the plant is a cross between a Isabella and a Couderc Noir.
>>>>
>>>>I have racked it three times and each time the yeast on the bottom has a
>>>>bad smell and there is a light smell of the yeast in the wine.
>>>>
>>>>I have a white wine I have done only three racks and do not have this
>>>>smell in the yeast.
>>>>
>>>>Both wines are almost clear. Should I be worried about the red wine?
>>
>>