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Record 1 1992-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A fault in a bottle of wine caused either by a bad cork, or by air getting inside and oxidizing the wine. (Philpott, Don, The Vineyards of France, Ashbourne, Moorland Publishing, 1987, p. 433)

CONT

When a wine is corked, it means that the cork in the bottle has been infected by a compound created during the preparation of the cork. (Clarke, Oz, Webster's Wine Guide 1988, London, Webster's Mitchell Beazley, 1987, p. 38)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

Un vin bouchonné n'est pas toujours le résultat d'une faute.

Spanish

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