"treetoad" > wrote in message
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> recently bottled 5 gallons of petite syrah I made last fall, and opened
> one up a couple nights ago and it had a pronounced pop when the cork
> came out. I didn't feel the need to check SG , as the wine is pretty
> dry, and the alcohol is sitting at 13.5 %, and the air lock has been
> inactive for months.I don't use sorbate, don't like the taste. Should I
> have racked the wine vigorously prior to bottling to release CO2 ? the
> wine doesn't taste "sparkly" or anything, but I think I can see a tiny
> bit of efervescence ( ? ) on the surface when I first pour it in a
> glass.Any thoughts ?

Yes. Two, actually.

(1) Your wine probably hadn't quite finished ML when you bottled it - hence
a bit of spritz.

(2) The title to your post is sure to raise some eyebrows at Homeland
Security.

Tom S
www.chateauburbank.com