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Corked Wines in Decline

Last year the incidence of tainted wines dropped to less than 5 percent
Posted: Jan 10, 2011 2:43pm ET

Cork producers insist their products are improving, resulting in fewer "corked" wines. Based on our tastings in our Napa office last year, they are correct. 2010 was the best year for corks since we began tracking them in 2005, the year of the great cork debate.

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