Updated August 2026
Corked is TCA taint talk — not a -month clock and not “the cork crumbled.” 2,4,6-trichloroanisole is a fault word, not a TTB type. A crumbled cork can still pour a clean wine; a sound cork can still be corked. -day Typical US table ~12% Black Box is bag-in-box — no cork. Sparkling closures are a different package. A 5-ounce 12% pour is one NIAAA drink.
Related: expiration date on wine, wine unopened, Black Box last.
Fault vs clock
| Language | Note |
|---|---|
| Corked | Not a type |
| Crumbled cork | Not automatically corked |
| days | — |
| Bag-in-box | Black Box official this project |
Smell the wine, not the folklore. Pair: Pinot Grigio last.
Sources
- 27 CFR Part 4. Typical 12%
- blackboxwines.com this project (bag-in-box, no cork). NIAAA December 2025.