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I found a stockist for Reduless here but they only sold 1Kg lots for AU$80 (US$74). I stirred the wine with a sterilised piece of copper piping this morning and the smell seems to have gone (I'll check it again tomorrow to make sure). Thanks again for all your help!

Thanks for the advice. I have made enquiries to try and find a stockist for Reduless here in South Australia (there seems to be at least one). Just hoping that they will supply the small amount I require.

I opened it up this evening and, whilst there is still a faint H2S smell, it is a lot less noticeable than it was. I'm hoping it will completely go away in the ageing / bottling process? Thanks again for all your help!

I splash racked from demijohn to a fermenter and back twice tonight and the smell has improved dramatically. It is still faint but I'll check again in a couple of days and rack again if it is still present. At least its smelling more like wine than rotten eggs now and not the other way around...

Thank you for your advice and welcome - its greatly appreciated. It is definitely a H2S smell and I didn't add nutrients to the must during fermentation. I will try splash racking as recommended. I was a bit hesitant to splash rack at this stage due to the increased risk of oxidation but I...

Hi All A colleague at work gave me 3 buckets of shiraz grapes from his family's vineyard which is located in the Riverland here in South Australia about 3 weeks ago. The timing was a bit unexpected and I only had time to do some minimal research so I had to wing it as I went along - in doing...