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To: jrhana who wrote (431)	8/22/2006 10:19:20 AM
From: Zincman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1277

Wait till you have to look for a good wine in a box not a bottle... They are a coming... ZM

To: jrhana who wrote (431)	8/24/2006 7:44:32 AM
From: MoneyPenny	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1277

Unless you are the type that just drinks very high end red wines you are living a sheltered wine life. Many top wine producers are going to screw tops which I prefer to synthetic corks. Antinori Banfi Cloudy Bay Sonoma Cuterer St. Supery Coppola Bonnie Doon Penfolds Willa Kenzie These are just off the top of my head from the few months or so. I seriously doubt you will see any grand crus going to alternative closures, the French will be ....French. However, wine geeks are starting to question the grand cru designation that shuts out some extremely fine wines from a premium designation. Everyone else is experimenting and trying to find the best alternative for their style wine. Australian and New Zealand wineries are at the forefront of course. Have you seen the trees that provide the cork? Very old and declining. Composite corks are awful. Had a champagne, yes, real champagne with a bottle cap. So much for the woosh. As a person that has taught wine appreciation, taken sommelier courses, bought wine for a small wine shop, etc., I am constantly amused by the snobbery that accompanies wine. MoneyPenny the Wino