unfined
Some winemakers believe that fining takes too much flavor and body out of wines, so they rely on other processes (centrifuging, cold stabilization, filtering, racking) to remove the particles from wine. Wines bottled without fining are sometimes labeled “Unfined” to point out that the wine should be more flavor-ful. unfined wines may throw off a small amount of sediment in the bottle.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.