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One More Reason to Hate Corks

Why should opening older wines pose such a challenge?
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 2:23pm ET

In a recent blog I mentioned opening up some 30-year-old late-harvest California dessert wines, but I didn't mention how difficult extracting the 30-year-old corks was. Crumbling corks on older wines are way too common, and it's time we say good-bye to these outdated closures.

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