got it in italy several years ago, at a somewhat touristy area, says finocchietto sorrento on the bottle. anyway there are little motes floating all throughout the wine. is there somtthing wrong with it?
2006-11-29 12:35:23 · 7 answers · asked by nemo_liber 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
oh... what was i supposed to do to "cellar" it? I had it sitting in a drawer.
2006-11-29 12:39:37 · update #1
sendiments. maybe you did not cellar it well. no problem, just use a decanter when you want to drink, slowly pour into decanter, leaving the sendiments in the bottle.
drawer - no, no. should be keep @ 13C .
2006-11-29 12:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by protos2222222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many red wines, especially unfiltered ones, will throw a sediment over time. This consists of molecules in the wine which over time link up with other molecules until they precipitate out of the wine as sediment. This is harmless, but if you're worried about appearance just carefully pour or "decant" the wine into another container such as a decanter before serving.
Alternatively, the particles may also be crystals of tartaric acid. This is a natural compound in virtually all wines (in fact the winemeker will sometimes add it artificially to bring balance to the wine). If the wine has not been "cold stabilized," then tartaric acid will crystallize upon chilling and precipitate out of the wine. Again this is harmless.
2006-11-29 23:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by Amuse Bouche 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a natural part of classically made wine - sediment. It does not matter how or where you stored it as long as it was on it's side and not in direct heat or sunlight (that would make for vinegar) - anyway - just filter it out you can line a funnel with a coffee filter and pour slowly through into a decanter - this will also aerate the wine reawakening it's subtle flavors. Cheers!
2006-11-29 20:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends largely on the style and age of wine. Style meaning how it was made. A lot of old world producers do not filter their wine but use egg white remove large sediment from the wine. It's not bad for you in fact it actually enhances the wine. If you do taste it, it's like salty grape skins.
Old wine depending on their storage will trhow sediment but decant it and it will be fine.
To store wine try to keep it 18 degrees(Eurpean temp) in the dark and away from heat and vibration. A drawer gets opened often so rather a shoe cubbord or garage.
2006-11-29 23:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST FILTER THEM OUT AND DON'T DRINK THE PIECES.
2006-11-29 21:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be setiments...or it could be pieces of the cork..
2006-11-29 22:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...rat droppings.
2006-11-29 20:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋