The Genie in the Bottle

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.

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