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Default Mold on cork

On Dec 20, 12:45*pm, Rob > wrote:
> I've had this as a result of a high-humidity problem. *Cork exterior
> surfaces and at the cork/bottle contact point rim showed some growth
> of something. *No leakage around the cork was visible.
>
> My problem stemmed from too much humidity. *It was the summer, and I'm
> lucky enough to have an area that's temperature controlled, but the
> way I control it doesn't also give me humidity control. *So in the
> summer, my wine was being stored in a very cold sauna!
>
> I gave the cork surfaces a light brush with a chlorine solution, then
> made sure that I kept the humidity down where I store my wine using
> "Damp-rid" (any dampness reducing product would likely work. *Haven't
> seen the problem come back.
>
> Rob


I hear that's the reason they came up with capsules; wine was stored
in caves and dampness was common. Nothing was going to grow under
that lead seal....


Joe