Please forgive my ignorance, but why aren't synthetics any good for
long term aging? And could y ou explain what you class as long
term?

I thought they'd be great for that. Are they not inert with a slight
permeability (less than cork but better than glass)?

I am disappointed to hear that as I bought hi q synthetic corks to use
for maturation of my high alcohol rice wines and others. I just
couldnt afford the very best cork in the quantity I needed and figured
these would be a better choice.

Many thanks, Jim

On Nov 16, 12:18 am, pp > wrote:
> On Nov 15, 2:27 pm, Joe Sallustio > wrote:
>
> > The problem you are seeing is one of the reasons I use synthetics
> > now. :0)
>
> Yeah, but as you mentioned, Joe, those are not meant for long-term
> aging and screwcaps are not available to home winemakers, so corks are
> really the only option for wines aged 10 years. Or crown caps but
> there the issue is they don't fit on regular wine bottles.
>
> Pp