Last time we looked at how a wine can turn brown and take on a nutty sherry-like flavor. That’s oxidation which is just one of several ways in which a wine can go bad. There are several other common wine flaws. So, let’s take a quick look at each. ...
Cork is the traditional closure for a wine bottle. Yet one of its drawbacks is that it can actually cause a wine fault. And, have you ever had a bottle of wine that “had turned to vinegar?” Well both of these wine faults can ruin a bottle of wine. ...
Now that we’ve explored the natural cork, the technical cork and the synthetic cork, it’s time to address the twist-off cap. And don’t you think ‘twist-off’ sounds so much better than ‘screw cap?’ The twist-off wine seal has been around for at lea...