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When Corks Attack
By: Jennifer Rosen	<< back   Page 2 of 2

Study after study shows screwcapped wine having more fruit, less oxidation and less variability than wine in cork. It matures slowly and gracefully and, best of all, contains no TCA. So while you might complain about a corked wine now, you’ll never have to send one back because it’s screwed.

What will it take to win over skittish drinkers? A prize under the cap (win a trip to the winery!)? The beauty of storing screwcapped bottles upright, like your normal stuff? One day corkscrews will be a collector’s curiosity, along with snuffboxes and chamber-pots. Until then, see if you can learn what TCA smells like, if you don’t know already. You've been warned: the next cork you meet could be a killer. © Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.

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