Two bad wines
Price: $7
Type: Talus Pinot Noir
Cork: Artificial
Rating: 4
Purchased: Meijer's
Price: $13
Type: Wrongo Dongo 2003
Cork: cute yellow artificial with logo
Rating: 4
Purchased: Jungle Jim's
These two go to show an artificial cork can't protect a bad wine. I'm so disheartened by three tainted bottles and two just plain bad ones that I don't have the heart for a full review. Suffice it to say you'll get better quality out of a box.
Cork Rot!
This has not been my month for wine. I've lost THREE bottles to tainted corks. This is why I list cork type in my reviews. I've never had a bad bottle of artificially corked wine.
My three misses this month were a white, a rose, and a red:
Alta Vista Torrontes 2003,
Huber Winery Indiana Traminette, and
Vestini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2003. Hubery Winery is only half an hour from my home. I've enjoyed their wines in the past, so I'll probably try them again. I was looking forward to the Torrontes, as I've never tried one before, but alas. As for the Vestini, well, I only bought it because of the adorable label, so I doubt they'll get my money again. If they were sensible enough to use artificial corks, there is a chance all three of these brands would have new business.
Tainted corks make me angry. Wine snobs who insist plastic alters the flavor are welcome to lose 10% of their hundred dollar purchases. For those of us looking for $10 - $15 table wine, the manufacturers have no such excuse. Move to artificial corks or screwtops already!
