Comments on: Waiter, there’s a snow globe in my wine! [tartaric crystals] http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/ wine talk that goes down easy Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: castello http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293516 castello Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:26:01 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293516 Chunky wine is the best!

]]> By: @nectarwine http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293515 @nectarwine Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:21:34 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293515 Ooooh pretty.

How did it taste? Thanks for the info on tartrates

]]> By: The Wine Mule http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293513 The Wine Mule Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:06:26 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293513 I don’t know if he still does it, but years ago every case of Olivier Merlin’s Macon La Roche Vineuse came with a short, very polite letter explaining that cold filtration had not been performed, and that the wine might contain crystals, and that they were harmless.

]]> By: Josh http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293512 Josh Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293512 That’s kind of beautiful actually, whatever it is. I’m inclined to lean toward tartrates as well. I also see a hair in there though! Could be Leprechaun dandruff…

]]> By: Joel Burt http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293510 Joel Burt Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:45:17 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293510 Yes, those are tartrates. Eventually they might clump together in bigger chunks. The crystals themselves become nucleation sites for the crystals to grow. If it were refermentation, you would possibly see CO2 bubbles, a film, and or some turbidity. It might also smell like something died in the glass.

]]> By: Steve http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293509 Steve Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:33:37 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293509 Who knew tartrates could be so festive?

]]> By: Arthur http://www.drvino.com/2009/12/08/wine-tartaric-crystals/#comment-293508 Arthur Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:21:49 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=5531#comment-293508 Drink or let settle. Tartrate precipitates with time and is perfectly safe.

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