excuse my similar response, Google Groups is having one of their bimonthly
"every posting is delayed" issues, I didn't see this

"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
...
> Michael Pronay wrote:
>> Mark Lipton > wrote:
>>
>>>> I had hoped that screw tops might eliminate TCA but yesterday I
>>>> think I detected it in a screwtop NZ wine: Grove Mill
>>>> Marlborough Riesling, 2005. It was not undrinkable but there
>>>> was a most unusual over taste. The label claims that it could
>>>> be cellared until 2013, but not by me!
>>
>>> Keep in mind that corks aren't the only source of TCA, just the
>>> most common one. Barrels can also pick up a TCA contamination
>>
>> JFTMOR: a riesling -- from wherever it might come -- probably
>> never ever has seen a barrel even by distance. (I know that a few
>> exceptions exist, thank you.)
>
> Michael,
> Are you saying that few Rieslings see cooperage of any sort? I
> don't know what the practice is in Austria, but in Germany, the
> traditional method of elevage involves placing the wine in 1000 L fuder,
> which are indeed oak barrels. Are you saying otherwise? I'm confused.
>
> Mark Lipton
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