A bit miffed

[barnesy]

On a return trip to Oregon the past weekend, I purchased a bottle from Ponzi winery called Terezetto which is a blend of the 95, 96, and 97 Pinot Noir. When I got home, i noticed the bag was a bit damp near the top and there was some sticky residue on the foil. I recently read about bad corks somewhere on this page, so I decided to open it with dinner in the hopes the wine was unaffected. No such luck. Skunk city. Fortunately, it was only a 12 dollar bottle, or I may have been more annoyed.

Is there anything I can do to recoup? Or anyway to inspect the bottles in the future, even a foiled bottle so that I can avoid this waste in the future?

Barnesy

[Innkeeper]

This is the primary reason folks are seriously looking at cork substitutes. Restaurants normally take back corked wines. Am sure if you have a local winery you deal regularly with, they would too. You could write to Ponzi, and ask for recompense. Wouldn't make any bets on it.

[winoweenie]

Barnsey, Don`t let the clercks in the tasting room you`re visiting to package your purchase until you inspect it. A bad cork is a real bummer. If they bring a bottle out from under the counter, ask to see it, take your thumb and forefinger of your strong hand and milk the capsule from the top to the bottom of the bottle. If you don`t get an ooze and the fill looks perfect, it`s probably O.K. `Kaint for the life of me would believe the winery wouldn`t replace this tainted product. Bitch. Make Noise. They`ll probably respond. winoweenie