the term "fined"

[barnesy]

Fined is part of the finishing process used by some wine makers. Egg whites is a natural way of attracting certain particles in the wine and taking them out, such as some of the corser tannins. You drop the egg whites through the wine; it attracts what you want to take out of the wine. Some wineries do this, some don't. Its matter of the wine maker's philosophy on how wine should be made and how they want their end product to be viewed.

I am sure some of the member who have more experiance on the making side of wine will be able to explain further.

By the way, welcome to the board!!!

Barnesy

[This message has been edited by barnesy (edited 06-01-2001).]