I am 2 months into my batch (bottled for 2 months) of WE Selection
INTL Pinot Grigio and decided to crack a bottle to simply "observe"
the changes over time as the wine matures. I know this is a very young
batch and I probably will wait at least 6 months and more.. likely a
year to share it.

What I smelled was a very distinct SO2 smell. I follow the
instructions with one exception. My LHBS told me that I run risk of
introducing bacteria if I "rinse with water" after sterilzing my
equipment or bottles. I did drain the bottles upside down for a few
minutes so I didn't introduce excessive amounts of sulphite into the
batch hopefully. But, I rinsed nothing throughout the process with
water eventhough I tried to "dry" the sodium meta solution as I went.

Have I created an irreversable problem? Will the smell dissipate over
time as I open bottles in subsequent months (without having to decant
in front of my friends like a shmuck)? Can I rinse with water going
forward without risk?

Thank you all very much!