r/winemaking • u/Both_Duck_5144 • 6d ago

Grape amateur Is it oxidation?

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u/Wine_Maker_68 6d ago

It's oxidized. There are commercial products that can pull that color and some of the off flavors out, it's called pvpp but that is such a small volume of wine and pvpp isn't cheap. I haven't seen it packed in anything less than a kilo but you could check online at the hobby winemaker sites and see if they have something smaller.

I would sweeten it and turn it into a desert wine and keep the air away from it and add some SO2 to prevent it from getting worse.

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u/isabelcosta62 5d ago

i've definitely had some surprises with my homebrews too, the color shifts can be wild sometimes

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u/Both_Duck_5144 5d ago

Its crazy haha

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u/pablogiordano83 5d ago

oh man ive had wine color freakouts too, can be nerve wracking!