"Joe Sallustio" > wrote in message
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>
> > Put some of the hose dregs of my Shiraz kit in a wine glass to observe
and
> > study. Uggg. That smell. New wine?! I think this is what I thought was
the
> > "sulfite" smell. Now, upon reflection, it really may be only
new-yeasty-wine
> > smell. Am I correct?
>
> No way to say unless you are more desciptive of the actual smell. New
> wine smells good to me too. If it smelled like rotten eggs or pungent
> in general, rack it again wirth some splashing. If it smells bad that
> is not normal. A shiraz is usually oaked, the wine will have coarse
> taste when young but should not have a bad smell. Long aging on a red
> is never bad, I don't see a need for sorbate in a dry wine either.
>
> Joe

Nope. It wasn't sulfurous at all....it was definitely yeast and young grape,
tinny perhaps might describe it a little too. The taste was very fresh
although I had to keep my teeth together so the oak and benonite didn't coat
my tongue ;^). Thx.