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Troublemaker: TCA
Issue: January 31, 2003
What, exactly, is TCA? In a word: trouble. If you spend any time drinking wine, you're bound to encounter this nasty chemical compound. It's trichloroanisole, a substance that causes wine to exhibit what are colloquially referred to as "corky" smells and flavors.
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