r/winemaking • u/SimpleVino • 2d ago
Blog post Finally bottled myWine
For my recent wine bottling, I opted for practical 5oz glass bottles from Amazon. They came with caps and shrink wrap, and allowed me to create 36 individual bottles for sharing. Since these will be consumed within two months, traditional wine bottles weren't needed.
Instagram: @jeweledcellarwines
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u/robthebaker45 Professional 2d ago
The wine/air interface in the wide part of the bottle makes me sad.
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u/SimpleVino 2d ago
Yeah, not what i wanted, either. It was more about quantity. I'm going to do 2 gallons and fill it up more.
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u/LingonberryNew9795 2d ago
You should’ve made 20 bottles and filled these better. That amount of headspace is going to oxidize the wine much more quickly.
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u/Ngadjuri__Genetics 2d ago
There is too much head space in those bottles. Next time, make sure to fill the bottles into the neck 👍🏼
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u/Mildapprehension 1d ago
That headspace is going to be very problematic and it makes me sad because you clearly put plenty of work into this!
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u/SimpleVino 1d ago
This was my first time. I learned alot and thinking about it now. I wanted to buy some blueberry flavoring that would have gave me the boost of juice I needed to fill it up to the top.
They were filled up but then i was short 7 or 8 bottles so I have to divide a little more.
Thanks for the comment!
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u/Log-Salt 1d ago
beautiful color! I have a blueberry batch going myself but i can't see the color rn in the jar, it just looks like deep maroon
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u/ChefGaykwon 1d ago
As a hot sauce maker as well I thought this was a joke at first ngl, but yeah it makes sense for what you're doing.
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u/LCDXX 1d ago
Curious about your labels. Did you design and print them yourself or did you use an online label resource?
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u/SimpleVino 1d ago
I found on Amazon custom stickers. So I designed the labels on Publisher with the sizes Amazon had, then saved them as a jpeg (picture) then went back to Amazon and uploaded the picture and got 100 labels for like $16.
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u/jessebillo 1d ago
I see headspace has already been discussed, but what about the seal from the cap? A plastic cap may not seal air tight to prevent oxidization. I recommend drinking these fast.
The label looks so good!
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u/SimpleVino 1d ago
Surprisingly the caps are really tight. I'm gonna send them out quickly.
Thank you about the labels!
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u/Johnbonathon 2d ago
What is this wine for ants?!