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"Will_D":38j94iqg wrote: You cannot tell if a bottle is corked with natural cork or the high-tech less likely to contaminate the wine plasticky thingy

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The plastic bung/cap can't "cork" the wine afaik. The wine can become "corked" during the fermentation / maturation process before bottling.

"St. Fursey":25onlpvo wrote: Now nobody takes a second look at what is keeping their wine in the bottle.
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Lots of people won't buy wine with a screw cap due to the perception that good wine will always have a cork. The whole rubber bung thing is a farcical half way house.

"Diablo":2es8yfci wrote: Lots of people won't buy wine with a screw cap due to the perception that good wine will always have a cork. [/quote:2es8yfci]

Which is all a bit sad isn't it? Lot's of people won't buy cask beer due to the perception that all beer should be ice cold .. or whatever the latest marketing gimmick is. <!-- s:x --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mad.gif" alt="" title="Mad" /><!-- s:x -->

Since when have craft beer fans valued style over substance? Thats exactly what the can vs bottle debate is.

&amp;quot;rossa&amp;quot;:1zus9xbl wrote: Lots of American micros are heading down the canning route...I think I heard one say that it is also better for the environment and to make new glass bottles is more expensive and requires more energy than aluminum or the same for recycling either.

If the beer tastes good I don't mind how it travels.

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Yep, Aluminum can be recycled at lower temps, weighs less, more beer can fit in a given packaging volume, there's a 0% chance of the beer getting light-struck, and the dissolved O2 levels are incredibly low; in the same region as double evacuated long-stem bottle fillers.


Adam