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  Elizabeth Riadi    Group moderator

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  Answer to the Cork Myth

  Well my friends, it is a total myth to smell the cork after opening a wine bottle. The fact is that the cork smells like cork and has nothing to do with the wine. At a high end restaurant, the professional Sommelier will remove the cork very gently and then puts it in a small plate on the table without smelling it or showing it to his guests.
  
  Stay tuned for my next articles related to cork conditions and why Sommeliers do not smell the cork or show it to the guests.
  
  • 21 Sep 2004, 1:40 pm
  Elizabeth Riadi wrote: > Well my friends, it is a total myth to smell the cork after opening a > wine bottle. The fact is that the cork smells like cork and has > nothing to do with the wine. At a high end restaurant, the > professional Sommelier will remove the cork very gently and then puts > it in a small plate on the table without smelling it or showing it to > his guests. > > Stay tuned for my next articles related to cork conditions and why > Sommeliers do not smell the cork or show it to the guests.