As a thing for the new year and a track of different types of wines that frequently get spoilt I suggest that we have threads both here and in Port Conversations of all bad bottles. First up was a bottle of pink stuff - not too much of a problem you may think but it was a Sancerre Rose, heavily corked and stank the place out, will name and shame it later:
Sancerre Rose 2005
Corked/Spoilt Wines - Name and Shame
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Anything but Port, this includes all non-Port fortified wines even if they call themselves Port. There is a search facility for this part of the forum.
Anything but Port, this includes all non-Port fortified wines even if they call themselves Port. There is a search facility for this part of the forum.
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KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Corked/Spoilt Wines - Name and Shame
Port is basically a red drink
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Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Re: Corked/Spoilt Wines - Name and Shame
Good thread and a great idea.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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Re: Corked/Spoilt Wines - Name and Shame
A nice and affordable bubbly, available here, is Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel. But the current vintage (2006) is horribly inconsistent. Due to various celebrations I've tasted quite a few bottles recently. The number of corked, or otherwise flawed bottles was alarming.