9 year old wine found unbottled

[idon]

I was digging around in my fathers basement and found this.
He had made this from his own grapevines around 8-10 years earlier.

Was wondering if it would be safe to try, I smelt it and it smelled very nice.

What should I do with it? I have bottles and corks and sanitizer.

 

[stevo4361]

Try it man! Could be awesome or complete **** but you'll never know till you try!

 

[Ridenour64]

Looks like a clump floating in the middle pic

 

[Rivenin]

looks like the reflection of the top of the carboy.

try it man!

 

[Travestian]

My biggest concern would be oxidation depending on what was in the headspace of that carboy. Are you sure there was yeast in there and it truly is wine? Good luck! I'd say try and and then decide to bottle or not.

 

[aeviaanah]

Drink it drink it drink it

 

[mikescooling]

I'm taking it the air-lock was dry, but regardless, I'd take the wine thief and see what it taste like. What if it's great?!

 

[mrphillips]

Drink it alllllllllll! It will please the wine gods!

 

[Goofynewfie]

Chug! chug! chug!chug..........

 

[WVMJ]

Looks like its been completely oxidized and is possibly vinegar by now with that stuff floating on top. Of course take a couple of tastes, if its like burnt raisins then its oxidized, if its vinegar and tastes good put it in a gallon jug and enjoy. Was this like your dads last batch he made or just one that got forgotten under the stairs? Clean out that carboy good, maybe even hit it after the last cleaning with some iodophore to kill off any vinegar bugs. WVMJ

 

[Honda88]

8-10 years with a dry airlock its for sure going to be oxidized/vinegar.

 

[Shakybones]

So...how was it?

 

[GeorgiaMead]

Ha ha may be in the hospital and can't respond lol

 

[Shakybones]

or he's passed out drunk

 

[mrphillips]

It's how I always thought I would go.

 

[Honda88]

It may be drinkable, if it hasn't turned to vinegar it will at most be an oxidized dry wine.

 

[idon]

Will be trying it tonight!


Had to get a new siphon hose, the one I had was disgusting. (Sat on basement ground for a decade haha)

I will let you all know how it tastes tonight or tomorrow!

Thanks for all the replies guys.

 

[BGBC]

Looking forward to the review

 

[vbwolpert]

Oh dear God hes going to be on the news. Man dies from dads old brew.

 

[mikescooling]

Thanks for getting back to us. Nothing like real world field reports.

 

[Honda88]

Id drink it, but id have a shot of tequila on hand to make sure everything would be okay lol.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Soo... did you try it yet??????????

 

[RachmaelBenApplebaum]

From the pics it looks like a nice formation of acetobacter have taken hold. Probably really good vinegar though, I keep a small jug of vinegar/mother to pour old bottles of unused/not drank wine into, it's developing nicely.

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

Damn suspense is killing me!!!

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

From the pics it looks like a nice formation of acetobacter have taken hold. Probably really good vinegar though, I keep a small jug of vinegar/mother to pour old bottles of unused/not drank wine into, it's developing nicely.

I would think the same. Its probably some pretty great vinegar! I would keep a good chunk of it for sure

 

[PLOVE]

Dude is dead - drunk?

 

[Honda88]

well lets just hope that it was actually alcohol or vinegar lol

 

[idon]

Just sampled it.

Tasted like it had 3% alcohol, almost sweet but then slightly vinegary.

Not to extreme in any specific flavor, almost reminds me of the taste of cooking wine (the stuff with the salt added)

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

Get a damn haircut you hippy!:fro: Straight for the pint. You weren't planning on screwing around tonight huh? Well take that cooking wine and go make something awesome then post the food porn up here so we can talk sh!t all over again.

 

[beaston]

You should definitely cook something with it, and then tell us all about it.