Can anyone out there tell me if this is ok to do. Can a person rack and
then filter/bottle right afterwards? The reason I ask is I have a
cabernet sauvignon that was made last October it is completely clear but
has some sediment on the bottom of the carboy. I thought instead of
racking and topping up, I could eliminate the need to top up by going
right to the filter/bottle stage. What is everyone's thoughts on this
process?

Thanks
Jeff

"Jeff Danyliw" > wrote in message
news:92CVb.445412$ts4.410340@pd7tw3no...
> Can anyone out there tell me if this is ok to do. Can a person rack and
> then filter/bottle right afterwards?

Sure, but what's the hurry? That Cab could stand an extra racking and a few
months more bulk aging. You might not even have to bother with filtering it
then.

Tom S

On 2/9/04 1:36 PM, in article
, "Dan Richter"
> wrote:

> I rack before I filter. After filtering, I like to let the wine settle a
> week or two, then I bottle.
>
> But that's just me.
>
> Dan

Ok, I'm curious. What do you expect to settle out if you have filtered it?

I kind of take the opposite approach. Filtering I think is kind of rough on
a wine. I always filter into a carboy containing a fresh dose of sulfite and
then bottle it right away. I figure if it is going to have bottle shock
anyway, why not just bottle it after I have "filter shocked" it.

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