Remember, every time you open your barrel, you introduce air and potentially some undesirable spoilage organisms.
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Your Zinfandel probably had a good reason (in the wine’s opinion, anyway) why it didn’t go through ML fermentation.
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I prefer to have as much information as I can about where my raw material is coming from, and being able to handle the actual grapes is one way to help you get there.