redwineleo
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Okay, I know it's been beaten to death, but can I ask about degassing again? I have a Chilean Merlot that I bottled 9 months ago. Of course I thought (operative word being thought) I had it degassed. I utilize the old paddle and break your arm method. I opened a bottle last night to check the progress and it had somewhat of a sulfite type of taste, not real strong, but noticable. In reading prior forum posts, I decided to put my thumb over the bottle and shake to see if it fizzed...of course it did. I poured some in a glass and swirled, swirled and swirled some more. After about 45 minutes or so, the wine in the glass tasted okay. Now...what to do to remedy? I have about 25 bottles of it. Do I open them all, put them back in a sanitized carboy and go buy a brake bleeder? Any suggestions?