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Default Excess Sulphites

Shane Badham wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a Chard kit wine which seems to have a harsh sulphur dioxide
> taste. Its now a month old and I had hoped it would dissipate.
>
> Short of pouring it from demijohn to demijohn, has anyone any other
> suggestions.
>

It would be good to first determine if it is sulphur dioxide or H2S.

Does it smell of rotten egg? If it does, it is probably not sulphur
dioxide. I can't imagine a kit wine having you add too much sulphur
dioxide - unless you ignored what was in the kit and did your own thing.