"st.helier" > wrote in news:1094763138.575975
@ftpsrv1:

> "Michael Bartlett" wrote in message........
>> I had two bottles of 2002 Sacred Hill Sauvignon Blanc in a
>> restaurant a few weeks ago with a group of friends. The first bottle
>> had a cork top, whereas the 2nd bottle had a screw cap -
>> I had to check twice to make sure the vintage was the same.
>> Anyway, I found that a bit strange.
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> Quite a few NZ wineries bottled under both cork and Stelvin in '02/'03 -
> the cork to appease their (conservative) export customers.
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> However, most are now using Stelvin only for all markets.
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I have seen that showing up in my North Florida market place as well. Saw a
bottle with Stelvin and right behind it a corked version.