Daily Wine Tidbits-cork talk

Let's talk cork. Many winemakers in today's day in age are moving towards using synthetic cork or even screw caps. The reason is because natural cork can rot much easier and spoil the wine. If you open up a bottle of wine and get a strong scent of vinegar, it's likely the wine is spoiled and most likely due to a bad cork. The funny thing is most people have this stereotype in their mind that wines with screw caps or plastic corks are "cheap". This is simply not true. You will most likely find a wine with a synthetic cork as fresh and delicious. If you do have wines with a natural cork, the best way to store them is to tilt the bottle so that the liquid hits the cork. This way, the cork won't dry out as easy and start to rot away.