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Corks
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What do we think of screw tops and plastic corks? I just opened a bottle with a plastic cork and was worried that it didn't seem very tight and was really easy to pull out but the wine is fine 
I think if the screw tops are airtight that it is probably the way forward seeing as plastic corks are not ideal as they are hard to make expandy enough. I had a case of wine with a dissproportionate amount of corked wine 2 out of 12, when they say the natural incidence is about 1 in 1000- I think? The problem with wineries avoiding natural cork is that that area of portugal? where the cork trees are will die, well the cork industry there will at least. your thoughts?
I think if the screw tops are airtight that it is probably the way forward seeing as plastic corks are not ideal as they are hard to make expandy enough. I had a case of wine with a dissproportionate amount of corked wine 2 out of 12, when they say the natural incidence is about 1 in 1000- I think? The problem with wineries avoiding natural cork is that that area of portugal? where the cork trees are will die, well the cork industry there will at least. your thoughts? 0
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I don't know.....suppose I might not have such a problem with plastic corks if they actually fitted back in the bottle when you've taken them out!!!! If I'm on my own, don't exactly always want to polish off an entire bottle of wine...but it doesn't keep as nicely without a cork.....:no: