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CORKY [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

[a wine] that has the definite and disagreeable odor and flavor of a bad cork.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Vin qui a pris le «goût du bouchon». [...] Le goût de bouchon provient surtout du liège lui-même et est dû à des parasites vivant dans l'écorce des chênes-lièges.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Winemaking
OBS

Said of a wine.

OBS

Peculiar to or suggestive of a beverage spoiled by corbeing (corky taste or odor).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Qui a un goût de bouchon; ce défaut qui rend le vin imbuvable, provient d'une maladie du liège, malheureusement indécelable au moment de la mise en bouteille.

Spanish

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