The University of California, Davis has now developed two instruments that can detect cork contamination and wine oxidation without opening bottles.
According to reports, the research was developed by Gene Mulvihill, a scenic owner of Crystal Springs in New Jersey. Mulvihill said that he started the study several years ago and collected more than 50,000 bottles, hoping to develop an instrument that can detect the quality of wine without opening the bottle.
In 2003, the chemists at Davis used MRI technology to invent a wine scanner to detect the deterioration and oxidation of wine in bottles. Afterwards, Mulvihill invested in cooperation with Davis to invent a cork-contamination detection device that can detect trichloroanisole (TCA) that causes cork contamination. The inspection process requires 2 -20 minutes.