roadymi
Well-Known Member
My wife and I bought 5 gallons of various Carlo Rossi wines because they were 1/2 off and we wanted the jugs for mini carboys. My wife being the tight-wad she is, couldn't bear to throw out wine....even this cheap stuff.
We bottled it into regular wine bottles and corked. This was more than a month ago. 2 days ago my wife heard a cork blow in the pantry. She discovered that it was actually the 2nd one to have blown. We placed all of the remaining bottles in refrigeration. She just popped a cork on another and it is like a very dry sparkling champagne.
We had 3 varieties, chardonnay, riesling and pinot. Only the chardonnay seems to be affected. Any theories on what would start these commercial wines to restart fermenting?
We bottled it into regular wine bottles and corked. This was more than a month ago. 2 days ago my wife heard a cork blow in the pantry. She discovered that it was actually the 2nd one to have blown. We placed all of the remaining bottles in refrigeration. She just popped a cork on another and it is like a very dry sparkling champagne.
We had 3 varieties, chardonnay, riesling and pinot. Only the chardonnay seems to be affected. Any theories on what would start these commercial wines to restart fermenting?
