Doug Canning wrote:
> In the past I have been ocassionally plagued by this and are currently
> having the following problem. I made a batch of wine from fresh juice
> (cabernet) and when finished I filtered with a #2 filter to polish.
> After bottling and storing for about 1-2 months I noticed that the
> wine bottles show a heavy stain when consuming a bottle. The area
> where the cork was of course remains clear but the area where the wine
> was is badly stained.
>
>
> What did I do wrong and how can I prevent this happening?
Do you mean a hazy layer on the glass or sediment in the bottom?
probably have tartrates forming and need to cold stabilize to get them
drop out before you bottle or you need to wait longer in bulk storage.