Posts tagged “Wine Flaws”
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August 16, 2025
I recently received a message from a EverWonderWine reader regarding a bottle of white dessert wine that said “Just opened a 2011 bottle. Wine is dark red brown and tastes like molasses with a hint of vinegar. Bleh! What happened? I loved it at the t...
July 29, 2023
I recently opened a bottle of rosé on a warm evening, looking forward to a cool, crisp and refreshing glass of wine.
When I poured myself a glass, I quickly noted that instead of the beautiful pink color that I was expecting, I got an brownish-oran...
April 8, 2023
In the wine world, there is such a thing as “Corked” wine. And, no, it doesn’t mean that the cork has been removed from a bottle of wine. Pulling the cork is usually a good thing. But, a “Corked” wine is actually a bad thing.
You may have had “Corke...
August 22, 2020
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.
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August 15, 2020
Imagine ordering a glass of a light, crisp fruity Sauvignon Blanc expecting the glass to look like the one on the left side of the photo. But, instead you are served a golden-brown glass of wine like the one on the right. You will have been given you...
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