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Quick question re juice wines

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Casey76

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Quick question re juice wines
« on: September 09, 2013, 10:20 »
Morning :)

Yesterday I found a couple of  DJs of juice wine at the back of a cupboard that I had forgotten about.  One is racked, the other not.

However both airlocks are dry, and the wine itself is a year old.  Will it still be OK, or should I just bin it?

Thanks :)
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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2013, 10:49 »
How do they smell?  I guess you will have 2 demi-johns of vinegar there and the unracked one might be terrible since its sat in its own sediment for so long.
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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2013, 11:07 »
I'm afraid I have to agree 100% with Daamoot... :(  with the airlocks dry anything could have entered the wine...but...there's always a but...if it smells ok and if you have a way of getting some of the wine out (turkey baster) or like wise without stirring the wine up, just give it the smallest of tastes... :wacko:  you never know you could have a great wine.. ;)

ps..what are they??
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Casey76

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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2013, 14:25 »
Well they are the top hat-like airlocks, so nothing of any particuar size could get in - bacteria and fungi however...

They are both perfectly clear, and the lees on the unracked one is very compact - obviously from a juice wine not much sediment anyway ;)

The racked one is a red WOW I think (label a bit blurred), and the unracked one is Pomegranate and blackcurrant tea??

I'll have to have a sniff tonight.

Sorry posted in here before I saw a separate section from homebrew!
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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2013, 16:59 »
Quote from: Casey76 on September 09, 2013, 14:25
Sorry posted in here before I saw a separate section from homebrew!

Moved it across for you  ;) :D
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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2013, 20:29 »
I would do a taster and if alright bottle.
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Casey76

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Re: Quick question re juice wines
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2013, 20:37 »
Well I had some very fruity vinegar ;)

Not to worry, I think each 5L DJ cost in the region of 3€, so not a lot wasted... plus now I have some extra cupboard space (and I could start again)
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