Another interpretation. They may have been suggesting that after racking
the wine off the sedement, you rack the sedement into smaller bottles. It
will then clear again and you should be able to recover a bit more wine. I
don't know if that is what they ment but it might fit and it is a practice
that is followed a lot.

Ray

"jim" > wrote in message
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> In UK English it wouldn't be, though if the author is American perhaps it
> would - I don't know.
>
> IMHO The full sentence expressed conversationally would be: "Rack the wine
> off the sediment and into the secondary."
>
> Jim
>
> Tater" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> On Mar 20, 8:18 pm, "jim" > wrote:
>>> Do they say 'rack off the sediment into the secondary', meaning rack the
>>> wine off the sediment and into the secondary.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> yes, but shouldnt it then be 'rack off *OF* the sediment into the
>> secondary'
>>
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