Cork-Taint Lawsuit Settled in California

Wineries claimed Altec stoppers ruined thousands of cases of wine

French firm Sabaté, one of the world's largest cork manufacturers, and four U.S. wineries have decided to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company's Altec cork-composite stopper tainted thousands.....

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