Does the cork show that a wine is corked?

[Thomas]

Put some cardboard into a glass of chlorinated water, let stand for an hour and them smell. That is close to what a TCA tainted wine, and cork, smells like; and no, you can't see evidence of the taint--but you can smell and taste it as Zinner described.

One thing to add: TCA taint is not confined to cork. Some wineries have been tainted by the bug too (wherever there is a porous surface and chlorine is used as a sanitizer, the taint is possible) and then it gets into the cork and bottle. I have stopped using the term "corked" and now refer to TCA taint.