vino picado
/bino pikado/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "corked wine" is vino picado.
Vino picado refers to wine that has developed an unpleasant taste or smell due to a faulty or defective cork.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form "corked wines," you must make both the noun and the adjective plural: vinos picados.
Did you know?
- While vino picado describes a technical flaw, Spanish has a specific word corcho for the cork itself. If a wine tastes of wet cardboard, a speaker might say it sabe a corcho, meaning it 'tastes like cork'.
- In certain Spanish-speaking culinary contexts, if a soup or sauce is described as picada, it might refer to it being finely chopped or minced rather than being spoiled.
- While vino picado is used for corked wine, the verb picar is also used to describe the tingling sensation of eating spicy food or the sting of an insect bite.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are having dinner at a restaurant.
- AlejandroMaría, creo que este vino picado sabe mal.María, I think this corked wine tastes bad.
- MaríaTienes razón, huele muy extraño.You are right, it smells very strange.
- AlejandroVoy a pedir que nos traigan otra botella.I am going to ask them to bring us another bottle.
- MaríaSí, Alejandro, es lo mejor.Yes, Alejandro, that is the best thing to do.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
