We filtered and bottled the 2009 Chardonnay today. It was a beautiful day to be outside working on wine.
Cleaning the bottles went very fast because Mike had cleaned most of them already and they were spotless.
The filter system continues to cause problems by leaking. We captured the leaked wine and ran it back through so little was lost. It's frustrating. There has to be a better filtering system.
The Chardonnay this year has more color and body, although it isn't as fruity and crisp as last years. We'll see how it develops in the bottle.
We saw more bottles of the Reisling that had sediment in them. Not all the bottles from the last batch have the problem, so we're guessing bottle contamination combined with residual sugar.
Photos are uploaded to the Riverwoods Picassa Wine2010 album.
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