The Cork Conundrum
As I stared at all of the beautiful wines in my chiller that would go perfectly with my dinner, I grumpily snagged the one sporting a bottle stopper and sighed. Thanks to the winery’s need to encapsulate their wines with a synthetic cork, my Coravin system would not work on it. This meant I was resigned to this one particular quaff for the next four days, whether it was a perfect pairing or not. In this case, not. Sipping and scowling, my thoughts drifted to the notion of how a wine bottle is sealed, and all of the various options that go with it. I know I have mentioned my Coravin system before, and will do so again, simply because I love it. Created to allow consumers the opportunity to savor and enjoy wine on their own terms, wine is pulled out of the bottle through the cork by using a large needle and Aragon gas, a noble gas already used in winemaking. The cork naturally reseals the tiny hole and...