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Whats a “Corked” wine?

April 26, 2017corked Wine

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Whats a “Corked” wine?

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A wine that has been affected by the cork that causes a “moldy” smell or taste to the wine. Some have likened it to smelling a “wet dog.” Its cause is a chemical called 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) and it doesn’t take much to make a bottle of wine go bad.

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A true corked wine has been affected by cork taint as a result of a faulty cork. Bacteria grow on the affected cork and then the wine tastes musty and bitter instead of fruity and smooth. A wine can also taste ‘off’ if it has oxidised. Decanting adds air to a wine and makes it age artificially. This can also happen to wine when it is still in the bottle and the cork has allowed too much air to enter, often caused by poor storage. This results in an oxidised wine that tastes oddly spiritous, as if vodka has been added to it. Essentially, the wine is breaking up, losing its chemical construction in the bottle and becoming undrinkable because of the invasion of oxygen. Send a damaged wine back if you’re served it in a restaurant, or take it back to the store as long as you’re confident you’ve been storing it correctly.