Definition: cork taint (taste of)

An unpleasant musty and acrid smell that permanently contaminates wine sealed with a contaminated cork. We should refer to cork taints in the plural, as these can originate from the cork taken from the oak, from poor storage of the bark, and then from poor storage of the corks themselves. Finally, there are flavours caused by wood treatments (framework and other wooden elements in the cellars). See cork taint.