Salut/Hi Veggie Dave,

le/on Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:52:41 +0000, tu disais/you said:-

>In article >, Cwdjrx _
> writes
>>Besides the problem of corked wines, this failure of the cork structure
>>with extended contact with wine is the reason I hope screw caps soon
>>become universal.
>
>< delurk >
>
>What about artificial corks? Surely they have the practicality of
>screw-caps yet retain the romance of cork?
>
>< /delurk >

Hi Dave, welcome!!!

Glad we've got you to delurk.

However, I'm afraid that I have to say that any artificial corks I've seen
have been the very devil to pull. Even my trusty screwpull has difficulty in
persuading one of those to move! Nope, for all its faults, cork has some
extraordinary properties. I just don't find the current levels of
contamination acceptable.
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Ian Hoare
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