Help I bought a bottle of wine and i think it was bad!!!

[wineguruchgo]

Generally and I mean this in the most literal sense...wines that are bad will smell like Grandma's basement. Very old and musty.

This is a prime example what what we call in the wine world as "buyer beware". Every reputable retailer would have taken that bottle back and either refunded you your money or gave you the same or different bottle without question. Reason being because he would have returned it to the distributor for a full refund. It's a win-win on your part and his as well.

Please bear this in mind any time you have a wine that is questionable. Always take it back...no matter the reason. Trust me.. even if it's a good bottle of wine and you "just don't like it" the distributor isn't going to jeopardize his relationship with said retailer over one bottle and the winery isn't going to question it.