Mallerstang
Let it go
Does anyone have experience with wine that's been stored in less-than-ideal conditions after bottling?
I started a batch of blueberry wine (using fruit) 14 months ago, and bottled it 5 months ago. I kept half the bottles and gave the other half to the friend who provided the fruit. My half have been stored in a cool dark basement. The other half, regrettably, have been stored near the kitchen ceiling in a warm apartment, and more recently near the floor in a room with cat litter and cat food bowls nearby.
My friend has recently changed her mind about weird home-made fruit wine, and has given her bottles back to me. Will the high temperature and proximity to nasty smells have had a noticeable effect on the wine? I'm torn between drinking it and pouring it out!
I started a batch of blueberry wine (using fruit) 14 months ago, and bottled it 5 months ago. I kept half the bottles and gave the other half to the friend who provided the fruit. My half have been stored in a cool dark basement. The other half, regrettably, have been stored near the kitchen ceiling in a warm apartment, and more recently near the floor in a room with cat litter and cat food bowls nearby.
My friend has recently changed her mind about weird home-made fruit wine, and has given her bottles back to me. Will the high temperature and proximity to nasty smells have had a noticeable effect on the wine? I'm torn between drinking it and pouring it out!