tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066750722190672862.post5108788700656535667..comments2008-12-12T14:17:53.881ZHamishWMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246252863336180563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066750722190672862.post-73872746029918664352008-12-12T14:17:00.000Z2008-12-12T14:17:00.000ZHi Katie, thanks for your comments.<BR/>I must admit that I thought the TV program was very average. It hardly gave any explanation for TCA and cork taint. It just said that they have tidied up their act and it won't happen again! The program was very beautiful but lacking substance.<BR/>I agree that the damage and frustration of 'corked' wine is a nightmare and that screw cap closures are very efficient and seem to eradicate major problems.HamishWMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246252863336180563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066750722190672862.post-65024545238296187372008-12-11T22:42:00.000Z2008-12-11T22:42:00.000ZOoh, this subject makes me so mad! Why do we have to lose the cork forests because we want untainted wine? In Britain, farmers are now being paid to preserve the landscape rather than produce crops or livestock. I can only assume that this is an EU idea, so why the hell can't they pay the Portuguese farmers to do the same? The trees obviously need to be managed - even if they were just left the ecosystem would be altered. Wine critics who bang on about the "romance" of pulling a cork from a bottle can't have opened many tainted wines (either that or they haven't got the nose or palate to spot it!)Katie Lilleynoreply@blogger.com