01-23-2004, 05:16 PM
Hello,
these fake corks are not so bad as you think. Especially for wine that should not be stored for too long it is a good solution. The cork does not let through air form outside. An advantage (to my knowledge) is that is not possible for a wine closed with a plastic cork to get the taste of cork. These bacteria that ruin your wine do not want to sit in plastic.
You see, this plastic "cork" is used the most in the "new wine countries". In europe a lot of producers do not want to use them. I think the only reason for that is tradition; a wine with a real cork looks nicer.
Maybe somebody knows if there are also disadvantages of using these plastic corks. Maybe for strong wines (better Bordeaux, and Barolo etc.) it gives trouble, but as I said I don't know that.
these fake corks are not so bad as you think. Especially for wine that should not be stored for too long it is a good solution. The cork does not let through air form outside. An advantage (to my knowledge) is that is not possible for a wine closed with a plastic cork to get the taste of cork. These bacteria that ruin your wine do not want to sit in plastic.
You see, this plastic "cork" is used the most in the "new wine countries". In europe a lot of producers do not want to use them. I think the only reason for that is tradition; a wine with a real cork looks nicer.
Maybe somebody knows if there are also disadvantages of using these plastic corks. Maybe for strong wines (better Bordeaux, and Barolo etc.) it gives trouble, but as I said I don't know that.