Floaters in my wine bottle?!
I have an unopened 1999 pinot noir!. I can see a few little bits that look like tissue floating in it!. Is that normal!? How long can a pinot noir age!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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This could be a couple of things and it is possible that the floaters are completely harmless!. Depending on the winery and the region the wine came from, this wine should be just about perfect as a Pinot Noir as this grape has a lot of age ability!. As for the floaters, there are two possibilities that come immediately to mind!.
1!. If it is a natural cork closure, the cork could be disintegrating in the neck of the bottle!. IF this is the case, then you are going to have problems - if you don't already - with this bottle of wine!. If it is a disintegrating cork, trying to remove it without it breaking down even further is going to be extremely difficult!. However, it is important to note that this will not affect the aromas or flavours of the wine - it just won't have a good appearance so if you were planning to use this wine to impress a boss or a client, I would suggest getting a different bottle of wine!.
2!. The second possibility is that this bottle of wine is unfiltered, which a lot of red wines are, and all you are seeing is sediment which has developed in the bottle over the years!. The sediment is completely harmless - it's not like it's dirt or sand - and it is easily fixed should you choose to do this!. All you will need to do is store the bottle on it's side until all the sediment (or most of it) has gathered at the bottom and then decant it before pouring it into your glass to enjoy!. However, I said earlier "should you choose to do this"!. There are a lot of people who will not bother to decant red wine when there is sediment there!.
If your wine came from a European winemaking region, it is rather likely that it is an unfiltered wine as most wineries forego the final filtering step before bottling!. All wines that are of this age will have sediment - both whites and reds - because it is impossible to completely filter out all of the sediment left over from fermentation!. When it is bottled it will be microscopic but, over the years, it will become large enough that our eyes will be able to see it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1!. If it is a natural cork closure, the cork could be disintegrating in the neck of the bottle!. IF this is the case, then you are going to have problems - if you don't already - with this bottle of wine!. If it is a disintegrating cork, trying to remove it without it breaking down even further is going to be extremely difficult!. However, it is important to note that this will not affect the aromas or flavours of the wine - it just won't have a good appearance so if you were planning to use this wine to impress a boss or a client, I would suggest getting a different bottle of wine!.
2!. The second possibility is that this bottle of wine is unfiltered, which a lot of red wines are, and all you are seeing is sediment which has developed in the bottle over the years!. The sediment is completely harmless - it's not like it's dirt or sand - and it is easily fixed should you choose to do this!. All you will need to do is store the bottle on it's side until all the sediment (or most of it) has gathered at the bottom and then decant it before pouring it into your glass to enjoy!. However, I said earlier "should you choose to do this"!. There are a lot of people who will not bother to decant red wine when there is sediment there!.
If your wine came from a European winemaking region, it is rather likely that it is an unfiltered wine as most wineries forego the final filtering step before bottling!. All wines that are of this age will have sediment - both whites and reds - because it is impossible to completely filter out all of the sediment left over from fermentation!. When it is bottled it will be microscopic but, over the years, it will become large enough that our eyes will be able to see it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Not sure on that one though if it has a cork in it, it could possibly be little bit of the cork floating sometimes that can crumble a little!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's probably sediment from the grapes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's either cork, fruit fly bits from a poorly sealed bottle or sediment!.!.!.no way to tell without seeing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com