tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147111353292593475.post1864831148070735743..comments2011-11-17T01:36:09.704-05:00Comments on oenoLog: Stinky infantthor iversonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147111353292593475.post-3122164607729918942009-12-11T15:53:09.263-05:002009-12-11T15:53:09.263-05:00Sorry, João, apparently my post was unclear. 90% o...Sorry, João, apparently my post was unclear. 90% of <i>my</i> bottles have been corked. I've had one other wine experience like this (the Edmunds St. John "Bone-Jolly" Gamay), in which all my bottles -- or bottles brought to my house, or opened in my presence -- were corked, and seemingly no one else's were. I certainly do not mean to suggest that 90% of your entire production is corked. I will edit the note to better reflect this.<br /><br />It is not necessary to replace the bottle, but thank you for the offer.thor iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189098900228936573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147111353292593475.post-3539059621417965642009-12-11T15:22:25.295-05:002009-12-11T15:22:25.295-05:00Hi Thor,
Very sorry to read about your bad exper...Hi Thor,<br /><br /><br />Very sorry to read about your bad experiences with Quinta do Infantado.<br />We are not immune to TCA, as any other wine producer that uses cork to close the bottles, but we do try to avoid it.<br />I do not understand when you say 90% of our wines are corked. Of course, 1 bottle out of 1 corked will make for 100%.<br /><br />I do open a lot of bottles, both here at the winery and when traveling, and my perception is that we have much less tainted bottles today.<br />I think this is due to our better quality control but also to the fact that the portuguese cork industry is making a great effort to minimize TCA contamination in every step of corks production.<br /><br />Please send me your address to my mail (quinta@quintadoinfantado.pt) and i'll try to replace your defective bottle.<br /><br />best regards,<br />joão roseira, Quinta do Infantado, Douro Valley, Portugaljoão roseirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226466210563018645noreply@blogger.com