Lightstrike – Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain Incidences of lightstrike are becoming an increasingly commonplace wine fault. At least, that’s my experience over the past couple of years. Whether at home, in restaurants, at tastings or even when wine judging. You may have noticed it, too, as it’s foul-smelling. Curiously, it’s also a less well-known fault than others, …
Corks Out! Diam Bouchage fights back
Corks Out! Diam Bouchage fights back. Hands up who has had a bottle of corked wine? Ok, that’s most of you. And I don’t mean wine with a few bits of cork floating in it. It’s the awful smell and taste of musty or mouldy cardboard. The culprit is TCA, short for 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole. It forms when airborne bacteria and fungi …
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