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Default Question about Turning Wine in a Cellar

Exactly what I thought. Thanks.

Was amazed cause suddenly I had some doubt.

Appreciate your comments.


"Michael Pronay" > wrote in message
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> "dick" > wrote:
>
> > Wine laying down in my cellar is rarely disturbed. Someone
> > acquainted to the wine business said I should be turning my
> > bottles.

>
> Total rubbish, another urban legend that seems to be unable to
> die.
>
> > Does anyone here actually turn bottles anymore that are in long
> > term cellaring?

>
> Nobody. Nor in short term cellaring, btw.
>
> > Granted sometimes the sediment is collected on one side of my
> > bottles after a number of years but that never seemed to bother
> > me or the taste of the wine.

>
> Sediment tastes bitter, and having it collected always on the same
> place, i.e. on the opposite side of the label, just proves how
> ridiculous the story of "turning bottles" is.
>
> M.