This wine is Zin and Cab . I had a problem with S02 (rotten egg smell) early on I used copper sulfite to get rid of the smell it worked. Now I have a off oder well it smells like the wine is just fermented.I can only describe it as a vegatable smell or a harsh smell the wine tasts fine a little thin but ok. any thoughts how to minimize the odor?
Off odor in red wine from grapes
Mar 25, 2007
5 Replies
does it smell something like geraniums?
Or sulfurous, like burnt matches? If sulfurous, you may have added too much sulfite.
Joe
I read recently that Montrachet yeast particularly can cause an abundance of sulfurous smell / eggy gas if there were high levels of sulfur on the fruit to begin with. This apprarently clears by itself in time - though I have stirred out eggy gas before.
Jim
No I know that smell. That's a bacterea right?
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