Corked or Bad Wine Returns to Retailers

[Chris_Seiber]

Here’s a long thread I started on the topic back in 2015. Warning, there are some pretty heated opinions in there in both directions.

Returning an older corked bottle (updated with outcome on page 3)

I bought a 1999 Brovia Barolo Villero from a very well known, highly reputable wine store, from whom I am a regular and pretty well-recognized customer, back on release. The wine still has a prominent sticker with the name of the retailer and their barcode and all on it. I opened it tonight in advance of a nice tasting dinner event, and the wine is corked (once again, Italian wines have the highest incidence of this by a hundred miles - what the hell is it with TCA and Italy?). I’ve never bee…