{"id":993,"date":"2017-02-23T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/?p=993"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:00:28","slug":"the-winemakers-think-tank-vol-8-grape-yield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/the-winemakers-think-tank-vol-8-grape-yield\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winemaker\u2019s Think Tank: Vol 8 &#8211; Grape Yield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winemaker-question-mark-istock-photo_with-logo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-895\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-895 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winemaker-question-mark-istock-photo_with-logo-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Wine expert testing wine silhouette image\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winemaker-question-mark-istock-photo_with-logo-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winemaker-question-mark-istock-photo_with-logo-768x522.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winemaker-question-mark-istock-photo_with-logo-1024x696.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What&#8217;s the Winemaker&#8217;s Think Tank?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Every Thursday we will post about a few frequently asked questions that our winemaker has answered. If you have a winemaking question you would like to have answered, please email us at support@juicegrape.com and we will try to get into next week&#8217;s post. Cheers! \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When should I bottle?<\/p>\n<p>The answer to this question can have many directions. The simple answer is: when the wine is ready. On average, white wines may be bottled 6-12 months after fermentation. Red wines benefit more from bulk aging, that is, aging all of that varietal together in a large vessel such as a tank or barrel or carboy, rather than in individual bottles. A red wine should bulk age for at least a year before bottling. Premium red wines age for at least 3 years in large vessels before bottling.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juicegrape.com\/Racking-Bottling\" target=\"_blank\">Bottling Equipment<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>We hope this information helps with your winemaking. If you have any follow up questions or winemaking questions in general, please email us at support@juicegrape.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the Winemaker&#8217;s Think Tank?\u00a0 Every Thursday we will post about a few frequently asked questions that our winemaker has answered. If you have a winemaking question you would like to have answered, please email us at support@juicegrape.com and we will try to get into next week&#8217;s post. Cheers! \ud83d\ude42 When should I bottle? 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