Monthly Archives: April 2008

To Cork or Not To Cork, a review

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

George Taber’s new book To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle contuines on from his excellent first book Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That … Continue reading →

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Adding more to the cork debate

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

An interesting article about closures came out last month from Appellation America from Richard Grant Peterson. He begs people to stop saying corks “breathe.” And goes on to explain the difference between oxidation and aeration. A very interesting read.

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