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Putting a Cork in It.(top wineries adopting screw or plastic plugs for wine bottles)(Brief Article)
The [Pound sterling]12.99 price tag suggests a classy French vineyard. And the crisp Chablis taste won't disappoint. Just don't look at the stopper. In an affront to purists, Britain's biggest wine retailer, the Tesco supermarket chain, has abandoned the cork even for some of its grandest wines. In its place: the aluminum screw cap once used only for the roughest hooch.
That's bad news for Portugal, the world's leading cork producer. Already many top wineries in New Zealand and Australia have adopted the screw top or plastic plug. In America, the leading maker of synthetic bungs, SupremeCorq, has seen double-digit sales growth since entering the market in 1994. The reason: cork too often taints the wine with that spiteful "corked" flavor, accompanied by a musty smell. Says Tesco wine ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Putting a Cork in It.(top wineries adopting screw or plastic plugs...