A method for processing wine, including filling a bottle with wine, capping the bottle with a bottle stopper, the bottle stopper including a valve that has a first orientation in which sediments can flow from the bottle past the valve, and a second orientation in which the valve substantially prevents re-entry of the sediments back into the bottle, producing sediments in the bottle, centrifugally forcing the sediments in the bottle towards the bottle stopper, the valve being in the first orientation so that the sediments flow past the valve and are removed from the bottle, and moving the valve to the second orientation to substantially prevent re-entry of the sediments back into the bottle. An apparatus for removing sediment is also disclosed.