Skip to main content
Dictionary
Store
Blog
World
Help
Advertise
Chat
System Status
Information Collection Notice
Trademark Concerns
reCAPTCHA Privacy
Terms of Service
reCAPTCHA Terms
Privacy Policy
Accessibility
Report a Bug
Data Request
Contact Us
Security
DMCA
© 1999–2026 Urban Dictionary ®
Mugs
Tees
Hoodies
Pro Customization
Create unique products with your own words and definitions
Preview
Personalize Your Design
Your Word
Your Definition
Bottled wine contaminated with TCA (2,4,6-Trichloroanisole). Wine contaminated with TCA has a very specific moldy smell which can overpower the wine's usual aroma. Most commonly, TCA is produced when naturally occurring fungi come in to contact with not so naturally occurring chlorophenols in the cork used to bottle the wine. The Cork Oak tree may have ingested the chlorophenols and stuffed them in its bark, or they can get in when the finished cork is sterilized with bleach.
Text fits
Save
Cancel