I leave the exact interpretation to the native speakers... This foreigner
believes that an "off" color is one that should not normally appear.
Therefore the change in color brought by normal ageing is not necessarily to
an off one, imho.

Anders


"Mark Lipton" > skrev i melding
...
> On 6/6/11 9:43 AM, Mike Tommasi wrote:
>> On 06/06/2011 15:14, DaleW wrote:
>>> I've never seen discolored used to mean clear.
>>> I've certainly had wines that looked darker than I expected (which
>>> would possibly indicate oxidation) show well.
>>
>> Is "discolored" a term that you use in the US?
>>
>> Does it mean wine that has been somehow made lighter in colour on
>> purpose, or wine that has somehow degraded and lost its colour
>> accidentally?
>
> Discolored, as Anders said, means to be an "off" color. I'd say that in
> wine circles, a white wine that's gone brown would be considered
> discolored. It's less clear to me if bricking of a red wine would be
> considered discoloration, as if so my '96 Remelluri last night would
> qualify. And what about those greenish older Chenins? ;-)
>
> Mark Lipton
>
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net