Sometimes it is not the corks but the corker itself. I used to have
leakers using the Potugese corker with the plastic iris. It left
grooves and punctured the cork at times. When I switched to the
Italian, my leaking bottle problem disappeared.
Tim
> I recently bottle my wine and the instructions stated to lay the bottles on
> their sides after 3 days.
>
> I did this and now the corks have a slight seepage.
>
> Is this normal and either way, will a higher quality cork solve this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim