Cloudy port

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 15:41 Fri 02 Nov 2007

I was wondering,

the sandeman's and the rebello 77 we had at a tasting was slightly cloudy.

coudl it have simply been too cold?

like how olive oil turns cloudy when you stick it in the fridge.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:46 Fri 02 Nov 2007

Vintage port does go cloudy if you stick it in a fridge (I know this from personal experience). However, it quickly stops being cloudy once it starts to warm up and is usually perfectly clear at cellar temperature.

I would guess that it was more likely that the bottles weren't cleaned quite enough and there was still a bit of fine sediment stuck to the sides of the bottles which simply got shaken off and into the port on the subway trip.

Alex

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 17:25 Fri 02 Nov 2007

What would be the recommended way to clean out a bottle?

I stuck a little water in there and shook it with all my life till my face was red,

then i repeated again with some red wine.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 17:40 Fri 02 Nov 2007

That would normally do the trick. The only other way you can be sure is to use a bottle brush.

Alex