A question for the Big Brains...

[Thomas]

And then there are other things to be said.

First, tainted cork means you cannot drink the wine--at all. So your problem has nothing to do with the cork.

Second, quite often when you take home a wine that you tasted at the winery it seems different. I have had experiences at home that left me wondering why I ever bought the wine at all. Seems we are more forgiving when standing in front of a pourer at the source.

Third, you say it is only the first sip that gets you. Maybe you need to let the wine sit in the glass a few minutes before you get to it. At the winery, you likely tasted from a bottle that had been open for a while.

Fourth, the magical mystery of wine... [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/eek.gif[/img]