Bottling Wine

[fxrs]

I am about to start bottling my red wine and wondered what bottles to use.

I had intended to use recycled wine bottles which have a screw top fitting. Are these suitbale? Will the screw top be ok to use again? What about using corks in screw top bottles, is that ok?

Grateful for your thoughts.

[Horden Hillbilly]

Bottles which have had corks in them are better, because the "threaded" bottles have thinner glass where the thread is.

Saying that, I've corked some screwcap bottles myself, but I've done it slowly & with light pressure while corking.

[winka]

Ive just bottled my second batch of wine, I just reused screw top bottles.People say not to reuse screw tops as they aren't air tight. I didn't have a problem with my first lot so will have to see with this batch.

I just plan on re using them until I can't tighten them anymore.

I have heard people say also to overcome them not being sealed airtight to seal them with a bit melted wax around where the cap has split from the sleeve.

Cheers

[thedeckking]

I always bottle my wine with corks and have a good collection of bottles. Most of them are screw caps and I've never had one crack on me My only advice would be to use green glass for red wine.

[fxrs]

Went along to my local brew shop and picked up 12 bottles with screwtops for a reasonable 9 quid

The wine is now bottled and will leave for a wee while before sampling it. Had a taste while bottling and it was ok but seemed to lack body. Any advice on how long to leave it before drinking?

Ta

[Horden Hillbilly]

Went along to my local brew shop and picked up 12 bottles with screwtops for a reasonable 9 quid

Ask your friends, relatives & neighbours to save their empties for you, I got 100+ bottles for nothing.

The wine is now bottled and will leave for a wee while before sampling it. Had a taste while bottling and it was ok but seemed to lack body. Any advice on how long to leave it before drinking?

What kit was it? I normally leave my mid range kits 3 months, top of the range kits 6 months before drinking them.

[toranlock]

I normally leave my mid range kits 3 months, top of the range kits 6 months before drinking them.

sorry to hijack the thread, but...

i'm going to make a rosé kit (cellar7 as the pinot was really nice). should i treat it like a white and drink as and when, or like a red and leave it 3-6 months??

Thanks,

Dan

[Horden Hillbilly]

Imo, I feel it is better to leave a wine at least 3 months to enjoy it at its best, regardless of the "ready in 10 days" claims on some of the kits. There's nothing wrong with drinking it earlier if you wish to do so though.