34K views · 1.5K reactions | HOW TO MAKE FRUIT WINE - FERMENTATION, RACKING TO BOTTLING | Agribusiness | Facebook

Part 6 to 7 part series on Making Homemade Wine! (Racking Wine) I want to start by saying that I’m no expert—just a backyard gardener who enjoys turning her homegrown grapes into fermented beverages. After about 2 weeks, when fermentation stops or at least slows down (bubbles are less frequent), siphon the wine off the sediment into a clean, sanitized secondary fermentation vessel. This process can be done several times. Wait a while between each racking to insure sediment has plenty of time to

1.6K views · 59 reactions | Racking time! Racking in the process of moving wine from one barrel to another. We use a nitrogen powered racking system that pressurizes the barrel and pushes the wine out into the second barrel. The benefit of this system is that the juice has very little contact with oxygen. Yesterday, Sean was transferring 2016 Pinot Noir from a stainless steel barrel into an oak barrel. Yum! | Mari Vineyards | Facebook