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Wine faults

Cooked

A wine fault term describing a dull, flat, or warm flavor that results from excessive heat exposure during shipping or storage. Also sometimes called baked or stewed.

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Oxidized
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Cooked A wine fault term describing a dull, flat, or warm flavor that results from exce… Oxidized A wine fault in which excessive exposure to air has degraded the wine, often res…