There we were, a small group of us with a vested interest, debating the pros and cons of "alternate closures" for wine bottles--screw caps, crown caps, plastic corks--at the Cuisine Canada ...
If you are a regular wine drinker it is almost certain that you have opened a corked bottle or two in your time. As a result of a tainted cork, the wine smells and tastes unpleasant - all musky ...