I have some white wine sitting in a 23 liter carboid and lees has
settled in the bottom. I would like to add some finning material
because the wine is not clear and I am anxious to bottle it. My
question is this should I rack the wine of the fine lees and then add
the finning material or should I just add the finning material and
stir up the sediment and would the wine clear as well? I was once told
that the finning materials require something to adhere to.

On Mar 19, 10:25*pm, Jim > wrote:
> I have some white wine sitting in a 23 liter carboid and lees has
> settled in the bottom. I would like to add some finning material
> because the wine is not clear and I am anxious to bottle it. My
> question is this should I rack the wine of the fine lees and then add
> the finning material or should I just add the finning material and
> stir up the sediment and would the wine clear as well? I was once told
> that the finning materials require something to adhere to. *

Really depends on what type of fining you have. If you are using the
kieselsol/chitosan product, you can rack first, then follow the
directions on the pack for fining addition. If the wine has not had an
addition of metabisulphite lately, it would be prudent to add 1/4
teaspoon of sulphite as well.

On Mar 20, 8:41*am, wrote:
> On Mar 19, 10:25*pm, Jim > wrote:
>
> > I have some white wine sitting in a 23 liter carboid and lees has
> > settled in the bottom. I would like to add some finning material
> > because the wine is not clear and I am anxious to bottle it. My
> > question is this should I rack the wine of the fine lees and then add
> > the finning material or should I just add the finning material and
> > stir up the sediment and would the wine clear as well? I was once told
> > that the finning materials require something to adhere to. *
>
> Really depends on what type of fining you have. If you are using the
> kieselsol/chitosan product, you can rack first, then follow the
> directions on the pack for fining addition. If the wine has not had an
> addition of metabisulphite lately, it would be prudent to add 1/4
> teaspoon of sulphite as well.

Either way is fine; I usually rack off the lees and that give me some
space for the fining. I use bentonite on whites and do trials.

Joe

For those of you that have answered my question, Thank You.