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<blockquote data-quote="Marg's Man" data-source="post: 407198" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p>Gday Sharon,</p><p></p><p>I have been following the cork Vs screw top debate for some years now. Like Marg I drink what I like but what I like seems to agree with what most of the experts agree is good. </p><p></p><p>I have REAL experts at work. These blokes are wine connoiseurs of the first order who ALSO are oenologists (academics who study the technology and chemistry of wine). They are saying that cork <strong>suitable for corking wine</strong> [my emphasis] is not a sustainable resource because the trees that produce the cork are being harvested faster than than they can re-grow a suitable grade of cork. I first read about this becoming a problem over 30 years ago in the Time Life culinary series on wine, then it was discussed as a future problem but it now a real problem. Many of the best vineyards in Australia are now bottling wine in screw capped bottles because the good bottling cork is an expensive import here. We don't grow our own cork bark trees in Australia. </p><p></p><p>The seal is polyethylene foam. Chemically this plastic is almost identical to candle wax and is known to not contaminate wine. Spoilage with this sort of cap occurs when the aluminium screw portion is dented and spoils the seal, allowing air to get in and spoil the wine. Buying tip: Don't buy wine in bottles with dented caps. If you dent them yourself, drink them as soon as possible after you notice it.</p><p></p><p>As you say, cork can contribute to spoilage because the bark can harbour fungal spores that grow in the otherwise airtight bottle. Some of the most disgusting smelling (and tasting) smells come from anaerobic growth of microorganisms. It's no wonder the wine becomes 'corked' and undrinkable. This does not happen with a good seal.</p><p></p><p>Marg's Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marg's Man, post: 407198, member: 4085"] Gday Sharon, I have been following the cork Vs screw top debate for some years now. Like Marg I drink what I like but what I like seems to agree with what most of the experts agree is good. I have REAL experts at work. These blokes are wine connoiseurs of the first order who ALSO are oenologists (academics who study the technology and chemistry of wine). They are saying that cork [B]suitable for corking wine[/B] [my emphasis] is not a sustainable resource because the trees that produce the cork are being harvested faster than than they can re-grow a suitable grade of cork. I first read about this becoming a problem over 30 years ago in the Time Life culinary series on wine, then it was discussed as a future problem but it now a real problem. Many of the best vineyards in Australia are now bottling wine in screw capped bottles because the good bottling cork is an expensive import here. We don't grow our own cork bark trees in Australia. The seal is polyethylene foam. Chemically this plastic is almost identical to candle wax and is known to not contaminate wine. Spoilage with this sort of cap occurs when the aluminium screw portion is dented and spoils the seal, allowing air to get in and spoil the wine. Buying tip: Don't buy wine in bottles with dented caps. If you dent them yourself, drink them as soon as possible after you notice it. As you say, cork can contribute to spoilage because the bark can harbour fungal spores that grow in the otherwise airtight bottle. Some of the most disgusting smelling (and tasting) smells come from anaerobic growth of microorganisms. It's no wonder the wine becomes 'corked' and undrinkable. This does not happen with a good seal. Marg's Man [/QUOTE]
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