"Dan Emerson" > wrote in message
om...
> I'm making a Sauvignon Blanc from frozen juice from Peter Brehm. All
> is good so far and am planning the fining, bentonite + gelatin? +
> isinglass.

Usually it's gelatin _or_ isinglass. I'd also recommend that you include
kieselsohl in there somewhere - probably after the bentonite.

My question is, how clear should the wine be before you
> start fining. Right now, there is a gradient from cloudy at the top
> to pretty murky at the bottom. So it is still settling naturally.
> When should I start?

The wine doesn't need to be that clear when you fine it, but racking off
most of the lees first is probably a good idea.

Tom S