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mberan42:

--- Quote from: Hat on 20 Aug 2009, 09:03 ---The actual argument for rubber corks over, well, cork corks, is that if you cellar any bottle with an actual cork horizontally, any amount of liquid interacting with the cork will eventually over time, cause the cork to degrade and go into the wine.* Really if you store all your bottles standing upright or at least on a decent lean, there is no need for rubber corks, in theory.

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Not true. If you vertically store a bottle of wine with a natural cork, the cork will dry out, allowing much more oxygen into the bottle, spoiling the wine. While it's true that natural cork allows oxygen in, that tiny bit interacting with the wine is important for proper aging. Haven't you ever seen pictures of a wine cellar? Google image search it, I won't bother posting pictures here - every single pic that comes up has wine stored horizontally. Evern been in a proper wine shop? All bottles will be horizontal, or at a steep angle. Ever seen a wine rack? It stores the wine horizontally. Wine fridge? Horizontal.

The wine keeps the cork wet, ensuring the proper seal, and the proper conditions for aging.

calenlass:
I love wine.

SonofZ3:
I like riesling!
Check out "Graf" reisling in the German wine section of your local state store, it is oh so delicious! If you like slightly drier rieslings give "Blue Moon" a try, its domestic (domestic for me in America), being produced in the pacific northwest.

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