Sulfur dioxide *: locut. Sulfur dioxide is the sulfur used to sterilize wine and is almost as old as the wine itself. In the Iliad, Achilles sulfur his cup before making a libation in honor of Zeus. In modern winemaking, sulfur dioxide (S02) is diffused on the grapes just harvested in order to stop premature fermentation. However, since 2005 it is possible to read this warning on wine labels
"contains anhydr ...
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