Technical term

[Thraz]

I was asked today if there is a term that describes the action of turning a cellared bottle by a quarter turn every so often. I don't know of such a term - anybody?

[dananne]

This is a semi-recent thread on the topic:

http://www.wines.com/ubb2/Forum37/HTML/003390.html

Hope it's useful!

[winoweenie]

It's a practice used in Champagne called "Riddling". Should NEVER be used on still wines. WW

[Thraz]

Many thanks. I'm way too lazy to do it anyway, so there's no risk for me, but I'll pass on the information.

[wineguruchgo]

The french term is Reumage