The Genie in the Bottle

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for the March 31, 2005 issue

See Also
Wine Talk: John Salley
A Brave New World of Cheddar
Inside Wine: Water Hazards
Challengers and Incumbents in the Capital
Coming Home
2003 Northern Rhônes
The New Man At Mouton-Rothschild
Mouton's Departing Master
A Challenge for Bordeaux
The Great Cork Debate
Cork's Time Has Passed
The Science of Closures
Sake Enters Western Wine Lists
Sake for Beginners
Japanese Restaurants Break Away
Bridging East and West With Wine

The virtues of cork go beyond mere science

James Suckling
Issue: March 31, 2005

"POP!" It's a sound every wine lover knows—that of a cork being pulled from a bottle of wine. But more than that, it is the music of wine itself, an echo that evokes a world of history and culture and a pleasure that touches all our senses.