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What causes a musty, moldy odor in some wine?
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Most commonly it is cause by 2,4,6,- Tricloroanisole otherwise known as TCA. When a cork becomes contaminated with TCA it leaks into the wine causing this odor and is commonly known as cork taint.
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Sulfur Dioxide
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Sulfur is a preservative that is added to wine. When too much is added it can cause a strong odor that is like smelling burnt matches. To most it is unpleasant.
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Hydrogen Sulfide
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When a wine sits too long and it is sulfur-rich, it can cause a foul odor of rotten eggs. This is caused by the complete absence of oxygen.
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Mercaptan
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Smells of garlic or onions and is caused similarly as hydrogen sulfide but is much more severe to the point of no remedy at times.
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Bacteria in wine can cause odors such as vinegar, rancid butter, sauerkraut, fingernail polish remover, wet wool or mouse to name a few.
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The bacteria related smells are: Acetic Acid - vinegar smell, Butyric Acid - rancid butter smell, Lactic Acid - sauerkraut smell, Ethyl Acetate - fingernail polish remover smell, Mousy - wet wool or mouse
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Green is the smell of leaves.
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This is caused by the use of immature grapes.
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Oxidized is the odor of aldehyde.
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Makes the wine smell flat with a lack of fruit character.
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Maderized a baked odor.
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Result of over heating or oxidization.
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Moldy is simply the smell of mold.
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This smell is cause by moldy grapes or moldy barrels.
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Rubbery is the odor of rubber.
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This is found in either very low-acid wines or wines with a great deal of sulfur.
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Stagnant is a stale water smell.
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Usually caused by stale water.
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Stemmy is a bitter smell.
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This is the odor of grape stems.
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Wet Cardboard is a paper chemical odor.
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Casued by filtering material.
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Reduction associated with rotten eggs, cabbage, burnt rubber.
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This happens when there is a lack of oxygen.
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