Almost any wine will clear on its own and this is what we recommend. Commercial wineries filter their wines in order to speed them to market, but keep in mind that the filtering process which removes haze causing particles may also remove desirable taste or smell characteristics.

A few ingenious filters are available to the home winemaker. They are generally used for a final "polishing" of an already clear wine. When entering a wine for competition, this can help as the judges check the clarity of the wine first. A truly cloudy wine is not a candidate for filtering as it will soon clog the pads. It would need to be treated with a fining or clearing agent first and filtered later. A good filter circulates the wine through a closed system so that it is not exposed to air.