So have been following our list of wine making mistakes? We have discussed inadequate equipment, cleaning & sanitizing, failure to follow instructions, bad water, poor yeast handling, poor temperature control, adding sulfite or sorbate at the wrong time, leaving out the sulfite, and not stirring your wine. We will end this series of blog articles with not waiting long enough.
Wine kits are ready to bottle in 28 or 45 days; they’re not ready to drink! If you really, really can’t wait, the minimum aging time for a wine kit is about one month. This is long enough for the wine to get over the shock of bottling, and begin opening up to release its aromas and flavors. Three months is much better, and the wine will show most of its character at this point. For most whites, however, and virtually all reds, six months is needed to smooth out the wine and allow it to express mature character. Heavy reds will continue to improve for at least a year, rewarding your patience with delicious bouquet. Of course, if you are impatient you can learn about the Vinturi wine aerator. It can allow you enjoy a few bottles of your wine while it is still young and provide insight into your wine’s potention giving you the motivation to hide the rest until it fully matures.
Thank you for joining us for this review of the top 10 wine making mistakes. We hope we have helped you understand something you may have done in the past or better yet, avoid some of these common pitfalls in your future. If you have other mistakes or problems you would like to see us address, please let us know. As the saying goes, if you have the question there are probably many others out there wondering the same thing, but may be afraid to ask.
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