Cork and wine breathing

[Thomas]

Sedhed, Gallileo discovered thet the wine in the bottle revolves around the cork, but nobody would listen to him...

Tastevin, TCA does get there via the cork, but as I said in my post, a major (and quite clean) winery Gallo, has discovered TCA in the winery facility. Tests at the winery point to the bug that causes TCA feeding on chlorine.

It appears that cork taint is only one way for TCA to ruin wine. Sanitizing with chlorine anywhere in the winemaking procss may also introduce TCA.

As for the oxygen going through the cork thing: if it doesn't then that puts to rest the tradition of laying down wine and letting it "breath" in the bottle as air passes between the cork and the outside--at least that is what many believe and many have been led to believe.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 02-02-2004).]