Stuff stuck to edge of bottle

[Thomas]

Although sediment from unfiltered wine is likely the answer, there is another possibility for the stuff floating in the bottle of young wine--tartrates.

Both red and white wines can cast off tartrates in the bottle if the wines are not cold-stabilized at the winery and then the bottles are subjected to low temperatures for too long a period of time--a refrigerator is cold enough for that to happen.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 03-01-2003).]