I’ve opened thousands of bottles, and never encountered this. It was in the neck and on the cork. Properly stored by me, but was purchased from Last Bottle, not the winery.
I did not feel confident enough to try it.
Any insight?
by jollycreation
12 Comments
DrunkDuffman
Im pretty sure thats from refermentation in the bottle
Potential-Space-3418
Might be a prohet not created by a sex betweena man and a woman
MorgenPOW
I’m 90% sure that is lees from a wine filled directly from tank/cask without racking. It’s possible it refermented in bottle, but that’s actually a ton of yeast, so I doubt a partial fermentation of just 750ml worth of juice could create that much. I think that is gunk straight from the winery.
reboot_it_plz
What’s the texture? Is it waxy? Almost looks like gum in the first pic
420beat
That’s lees! happens a fair bit in unfiltered wines, often the last bottles from a tank will get these residues. Should not impact wine quality or taste – you can wipe it off or pour the whole bottle through a sieve
RADMFunsworth
You ever see Ghostbusters 2?
fatcatoverlord
That’s lees from possibly in bottle fermentation. Either the wine wasn’t clarified correctly or there was an additional fermentation inside the bottle. Was it an “organic, low interference” producer? What was the varietal? Region?
plibtyplibt
Bubblegum!
seanbros55
If that’s a natty wine, it might be hipster tears
bonk5000
Wine goo. It’s kinda like getting a golden ticket in a wonky bar.
12 Comments
Im pretty sure thats from refermentation in the bottle
Might be a prohet not created by a sex betweena man and a woman
I’m 90% sure that is lees from a wine filled directly from tank/cask without racking. It’s possible it refermented in bottle, but that’s actually a ton of yeast, so I doubt a partial fermentation of just 750ml worth of juice could create that much. I think that is gunk straight from the winery.
What’s the texture? Is it waxy? Almost looks like gum in the first pic
That’s lees! happens a fair bit in unfiltered wines, often the last bottles from a tank will get these residues. Should not impact wine quality or taste – you can wipe it off or pour the whole bottle through a sieve
You ever see Ghostbusters 2?
That’s lees from possibly in bottle fermentation. Either the wine wasn’t clarified correctly or there was an additional fermentation inside the bottle. Was it an “organic, low interference” producer? What was the varietal? Region?
Bubblegum!
If that’s a natty wine, it might be hipster tears
Wine goo. It’s kinda like getting a golden ticket in a wonky bar.
Hm.
I should call her.
Wine crystals and sediment?