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Re: RE: Cork for Mops BigTime YAK




Some of the $20 a bottle stuff has gone to the composite corks as well,,, I 
guess in some circles that is still cheap jug wine, but I'll be darned if 
I'll spend the best part of a great bottle of scotch on getting a cork for 
my fish!!!


At 11:44 AM 9/28/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Correct me if I am wrong, but hasn't the wine industry [including the
>Europeans] decided not to use any more corks for wine bottles?<<
>
>Yes and no.  Wines with a short shelf life can get by with a screw 
>top.  Traditional bottles will have either a full cork, or composite cork 
>as was mentioned as a cost savings.  Expensive fine wine, like the type 
>Wright drinks <s>, will likely always have a solid cork.


'Grif'   N7IVS

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