This is an interesting discussion, maybe worthy of a top post. I do not
buy corks in 1,000 bags - for fear of a TCA contamination ruining an
entire years bottling. Rather, I buy in 100 piece bags (Altec corks),
and try to get each of those from separate lots (1,000 piece bags) from
my retailer.

Anyone else have an opinion on cork purchase quantity - relative to TCA risk?




On 2008-02-18 11:55:38 -0800, "Tom" said:

I never Boil or Sulfite the oak. By boiling you will take all the flavor
out.
Corks, I will dip them in some Pot/Met when corking. Reason is you don't
know who or how it was handled prior to you getting them. For this reason I
buy 1.000 cork bags.

Tom