What Are Cleanskins
What are Cleanskins? Over the years cleanskins have come a long way since there introduction by winemakers in the early 2000s. At From The Shed, we are breaking down the myths that cleanskins are a cheap nasty wine and that you may crack a good one now and then. Cleanskins are away a winemaker can clear out overstock of a particular grape variety quickly and at times a lot cheaper than the branded wine. On some occasions, wines are made specifically for cleanskins. Whilst working at Dan Murphy we had the state office above our store and we could ask the wine trainers a lot of question outside of our knowledge. The question of cleanskins was at the foremost when I become a fine wine specialist at my store. I was surprised when the process was explained and now I wish to share it with you. I will base the information on what I learnt from Dan Murphy's and I believe it works or should work across the board. Once a winery has finished it's bottling they approach the company with how many litres of wine they have left from their bottling run. Samples wine is then sent to in this case Dan Murphy's tasting panel and they taste and make the decision as to what level of clean skin it is. The best way to explain the level is the price point cleanskins start around $3 and go up to $15. Read the full article
