To grow a bad tomato takes careful planning and is an achievement of which one should be ashamed. In fact, the whole produce section was as antiseptic as a dentist's office, with none of the pungency that travels with the August harvest. I'm not even going to talk about the peaches. A proper produce section, bringing together myriad fruits and vegetables who never meet up in nature, should reek of sweetness and greenery. A closed wine is boring, lacking in aroma.
Closure is a natural part of a wine's adolescence.
It is a sign of delinquency in the life of a fruit, however, and how QFC can offer nearly everything in this persistent vegetative state is a mystery. Now, to be fair, there are some things worth buying at QFC or any typical supermarket. The basic yellow onion is unassailable, as are Idaho russets. Limes and lemons are all right, but don't get me started on the oranges. And because Washington is the nation's leading apple producer, there are often interesting and tasty apple varieties, like Pink Lady, if you can pretend you don't see people passing them over for Delicious varieties, which are as delicious as Styrofoam peanuts.