In Defense of the Cork

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In Defense of the Cork

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You'll be surprised who is coming to the defense of the natural cork:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink ... ttles.html
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Re: In Defense of the Cork

Post by Peter W. Meek »

Well, I certainly prefer the esthetics of natural cork. I also truly hate opening a bottle to find it corked.

It just does not seem impossible to find a way to detect infected corks. Maybe this will convince the natural cork suppliers to break through to a solution.
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