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Charlene

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On 1/23 I bottled 15 bottles of Vintners Reserve sherry (cream style). I used T-corks to close, as many of the bottles I used are old sherry and Maudite beer bottles. I let the bottles sit standing for 6 days before turning them on their side.

Four bottles - two wine bottles, two sherry bottles - are now leaking a very sweet, very concentrated sherry syrup. Only a drop or two is coming from each bottle. I sat those bottles straight up right away - any ideas about how I can stop them from leaking? Should I recork with new corks?

Thanks!
 
Sure, Charlene, the best is to re-cork, making sure your bottles are not over-full. Be careful when you pull the corks out, though: one reason that the bottles are dripping may be because the corks weren't the right size, but another may be that the sherry is still fermenting, and fizzing up.

Miriam
 
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