I sometimes get this with petite syrah, the darkest red our group does, in
carboy or bottle. I typically use Oxy Clean (yes, that over-hyped product by
Billy Someone does have a use) in warm water to remove the stain. Let it sit
for a couple hours and it should come off with no scrubbing.

"Doug Canning" > wrote in message
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> 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?
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> Doug Canning - Maple Ridge B.C. Canada
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