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Screwcapsvs corks Martin Field I haven't read the article yet. Often the articles in Epicure in the Age are a bit short on detail I think. Anyway, its a bit of an old chestnut isn't it? I was reading somewhere the other day that even the big prestige wines are going under screw-cap. And that my concern long term screw-cap still seems to win out over cork. There was a school of thought that the interaction whilst in the bottle of cork and the wine produced flavours and effects that screw-cap cannot. But I think there's been like 20 year comparion tastings and there is no discernable difference. Certainly for drink now or short term cellaring wines I think screw-cap is well well ahead. At the moment the oldest thing I have is like 6 or 7 years old, so personally I'll take screw-cap anytime. Nothing worse than going out for dinner or buying something nice or even just being at a friends place and being caught short by cork taint. With what, 90-95% of wines being "drink now" straight from the shop, I think eventually cork will be more of a speciality or novelty in the future.
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