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Article: Remove cork taint with plastic wrap
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 31, 2007
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CORIE BROWN, LOS ANGELES TIMES
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-31-2007
Remove cork taint with plastic wrap
By CORIE BROWN, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Date: 05-31-2007, Thursday
Section: BETTER LIVING
Edtion: All Editions
Corked wine is the ultimate wine disappointment. One whiff of the aroma of old gym socks, the signature scent of trichloranisole, or TCA, and the natural reaction is to pour the bottle down the sink.
Mel Knox, an oak-barrel broker who represents French cooper Taransaud, says there is another option, particularly when the cork taint is relatively mild.
In a glass pitcher, wad up roughly a square foot of Saran Wrap or other polyethylene plastic wrap. Pour the tainted wine over the plastic ...