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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
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Corked or suberous?
Presumably wines with screw tops or in cardboard boxes can't be damned by wine snobs as "corked" (meaning the cork hasn't done its job properly), although they might be damned for other reasons. The real cognoscenti, however, can still impress their dinner companions by complaining a wine is "suberous," which is another word for corky."
I wonder what is the difference in meaning between "corked" and "suberous(or corky)"
Thanks in advance!
I wonder what is the difference in meaning between "corked" and "suberous(or corky)"
Thanks in advance!
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For one thing, wine connoisseurs use 'corked', not 'suberous'; the latter is a botanical or scientific term, and it has to do with plant texture. 'Corked' refers to a faulty cork, but more to the adverse affect that it has on the wine. Any wine afficionado who uses 'suberous' is both pompous and in error.
- For one thing, wine connoisseurs use 'corked', not 'suberous'; the latter is a botanical or scientific term, and it has to do with plant texture.
- 'Corked' refers to a faulty cork, but more to the adverse affect that it has on the wine.
- Any wine afficionado who uses 'suberous' is both pompous and in error.
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For one thing, wine connoisseurs use 'corked', not 'suberous'; the latter is a botanical or scientific term, and it has to do with plant texture. 'Corked' refers to a faulty cork, but more to the adverse affect that it has on the wine. Any wine afficionado who uses 'suberous' is both pompous and in error.
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