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Cloudy port
Posted: 14:41 Fri 02 Nov 2007
by g-man
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.
Posted: 14:46 Fri 02 Nov 2007
by Alex Bridgeman
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
Posted: 16:25 Fri 02 Nov 2007
by g-man
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.
Posted: 16:40 Fri 02 Nov 2007
by Alex Bridgeman
That would normally do the trick. The only other way you can be sure is to use a bottle brush.
Alex