Big mess in the cellar today

n a bit of odd coincidence, I think I posted here a while back about how heartbroken I was that my '71 Scharzhofberger BA turned to vinegar when I opened it. It was the only '71 German I had in my cellar, and I really wanted to try it.

Maybe the 1971 vintage has a curse on it. The last bottle of 1971 BA that I opened was fine when I first opened it. I used my nitrogen dispenser as usual, but the next day the wine had gone all fizzy. That's the first time I've ever seen that happen.

-Paul W.

[Jenise]

n a bit of odd coincidence, I think I posted here a while back about how heartbroken I was that my '71 Scharzhofberger BA turned to vinegar when I opened it. It was the only '71 German I had in my cellar, and I really wanted to try it.

Maybe the 1971 vintage has a curse on it. The last bottle of 1971 BA that I opened was fine when I first opened it. I used my nitrogen dispenser as usual, but the next day the wine had gone all fizzy. That's the first time I've ever seen that happen.

-Paul W.

Btw, we tasted the third left in our bottle yesterday--it could have used more acidity, but was otherwise sounder than expected. We still fed it to the azaleas, but hey--no vinegar.