A question that we here often  is what is fining? Fining is simply a process that where a material is added to wines, mixed in and allowed to settle out. In the process some particular component of the wine is reduced or removed. The fining agent and the component of the wine it removes falls out ... is “racked”( decanted usually by pump from barrel or tank), leaving very little if any of the fining agent...

Heres another type of fining to surprise and amaze you. Gelatin. On the face of it it doesn’t sound like it would help a lot I know. However it is quite good for improving bitter wines as well as tannin removal and reducing astringency. Being a protein means that great care is needed not to over do ... addition rates should be conducted as for all additions of fining agents. More information of fining...

... their tight guidelines. The article doesn't indicate what sort of closure was used, or why the copper levels were higher than Germany's allowable limit.  But one does have to wonder if copper fining ... Pinot Noir" being rejected by its German buyer.  The reason?  The wine contained 3.6 PPM of copper ... to fining for screwcap, it's likely just a matter of time. Note, however, that faults due...

My fining posts seem to be quite popular judging by this sites web stats, so why not a few more. It’s pretty hard to top “fish products” as a strange fining agent or allergen declaration but “milk ... fining aimed at removing bitterness, off flavors and softening the palate of white wines and sherry ... can be used, winemakers normally use specially prepared casein fining agents like sodium caseinate...

... because of excessive levels of copper . The maximum limit in the EU is 1 part per million. The article goes on to say that copper is used to remove odours produced by organic sulphur compounds that occur in the winemaking process. I should explain the usage of copper in the wine making process. Copper ... . Additionally some metals can also produce H2S in wine when in contact. Now back to the copper additions...

A little while a go I wrote a few posts on fining agents and why they are now appearing on a back ... I thought I should add a fining agent that you won’t find on the back label. That may sound ... of sale. Consequently just about all white wines are treated to this fining because of this potential problem. Bentonite’s usage as a wine-fining agent was pioneered in 1934 in California and  works...

About a year ago I wrote a series of posts on fining . Surprisingly the comments still continue. The only explanation for this that I can think of is that there is a lack of information on the subject. I have been surprised by the amount of comment and emails I have had regarding allergic ... of the same type. There is often a concept that fining is bad. This is a total misconception though...

... right.Everybody was happy with the 0.8 dosage, which means that we could move forward with the fining...

That is, easy to find on this blog. I thought I should write a post that has all the fining links on one page as so many people find their way here looking for information on fining agents. Just pick your  agent Egg whites Fish or Isinglass Bentonite Caesine Ther are a few other I need to cover including  gelatin and silicon dioxide (which I though I’d written about) but all...

The Seattle P-I calls it one of the most overhyped - and overpriced - food items in the Northwest, but Copper River salmon sure is good...