Now for corkless bubbly

Tuesday, 8 August, 2006

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The problem of cork taint in expensive champagne and high-class bottle-fermented sparkling wine is an issue that seems to sweep under the radar of current discussion about that cork taint problem. Now two leading ‘New World’ subsidiaries of a famous champagne house have taken the bold step of dropping cork closures for top cuvées.

Both Green Point in Australia and Domaine Chandon of California – offshoots of the French Moët et Chandon champagne house – have released premium sparkling wines with, yes, crown seals atop their fancy packaging.

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Now for corkless bubbly

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