Photos > Bottling
These pictures are from the bottling process for the Plum
Island Merlot 2005.
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This is the final siphoning process which will remove the last of the
sediments.
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Getting out the last drop of wine
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We are now ready to bottle it
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The bottles have been cleaned and prepared
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Each bottles is filled up ..
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... and then the bottle is put in the corker
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... and the cork is inserted
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Now the bottles are ready for labeling, racking and aging... or drinking!
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