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1 posted on 06/01/2015 7:29:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I thought screw caps dramatically cut the spoilage rate.


2 posted on 06/01/2015 7:30:37 PM PDT by fso301
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“put a cork in it”


4 posted on 06/01/2015 7:33:06 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Now they will have to compete with all the bicyclists who prefer cork handlebar-tape ... quick - go long on cork futures!!


5 posted on 06/01/2015 7:33:44 PM PDT by Ken522
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No discernible difference.


6 posted on 06/01/2015 7:36:00 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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Right ... just when I'm getting into screw tops. Corks, synthetic or not, are a pain in the butt. I buy wine to drink, not store or cellar for a decade or longer. Immediate consumption is my motto.
7 posted on 06/01/2015 7:43:56 PM PDT by BluH2o
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"Cork Makes Comeback at Bay Area Wineries."

Might also work for some DC area whinery.


8 posted on 06/01/2015 7:51:08 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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“a toast to sustainability might just be merited”

Synthetic corks weren’t sustainable?


9 posted on 06/01/2015 8:35:10 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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Cork has natural antimicrobial properties.


10 posted on 06/01/2015 8:36:36 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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