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Joe Blow

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Now, I'm no wine snob, but I certainly don't mind the odd bottle of plonk.

But as long as I will live I will never get used to those damn plastic corks they are putting in bottles these days. Is there a worldwide cork shortage or something?

Plastic corks and screw tops begone! Nothing sounds like the pop of real cork as it comes out of the bottle. Is this a sign that I'm getting older?

Rant over! Now back to the wine.

:goodnight
 

Hi Joe

I totally agree.

The beautiful sound of the "plop", followed by looking at the wonderful deep red stains left on the bottom of the cork, then followed by waving the cork up to your nose and letting the musty,fruitful,berry aromas sink into your mind. Makes you want to open a bottle right now.

What are you drinking Joe? I've opened a Cab Sav 2002 from Brown Hill Estate Margaret River.

I am happy to accept some corkage waste. I hate the twist tops.

Duckman
 
It could have a bit to do with the bush fires in Portugal, the worlds largest supplier of wine corks, 2 years ago.
 
Wait till Smurf posts on this subject I am sure he will know. Plastic is far superior to cork in fact. Smurf where are you??
 
Duckman#72 said:
What are you drinking Joe? I've opened a Cab Sav 2002 from Brown Hill Estate Margaret River.
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Just a run-of-the-mill cab sav tonight, hence the plastic cork.

Had a really nice Pinot Noir last week but I can't remember the name.
 
Gentlemen,
Disclaimer - I am a wine snob.

If you are drinking wine with plastic corks then you may have progressed one level beyond the quality wine that comes in cardboard boxes.

There is no cork shortage! Just mass producers of quaffing wines looking for ways to improve their packaging process.

Any decent producer will use either cork or screw tops. Get used to screw tops gents - this is pretty much the only way you can guarantee a cellared wine won't get tainted. Stelvin caps are the way of the future but I agree, it does detract from the "romance" of I good bottle of wine.

My current faves:
2003 Picardy Pinot Noir and pretty much anything Bannockburn have released

Bottoms up!
 
I find a lot of the cheaper six buck chuck wines have cork, and they actually taste allright for the price.

The ones with plastic seem to be the mid range and they don't taste as good, too much eggs or preservative or whatever they put in it.

Might stick to home brew its cheaper( about 50 cents a bottle) and at least you know what's gone into it!!
 
I agree also. I think the plastic ones are not helping the environment either.
 
I have had wines spoiled through bad corks but none that have been spolit when bottled with the screw caps! Long live the screw caps :

The only pop I like these days is from Champers!
 
Really not fussy - at least there is no cork to spit out (bits falling in the wine).

SB
 
Well I love the wine that comes with those cork plugs. And I love the wine that comes with those plastic plugs. And I love the wine that comes with those screw caps. And I love the wine that comes, and keeps coming.....

dougy
 
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