Which is a better - corks or syntetics?
Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW
I can't give you a simple answer to this question since various factors come into play, including personal preferences. Cork may either be a single piece of varying dimensions and quality, or a composite of cork; the former tends to be superior and generally less prone to taint. However, the innovative agglomerated Diam cork (diam-cork.com) seems to have conquered the TCA ("corkiness") problem altogether by using a patented process employing supercritical carbon dioxide. The main advantage of synthetic corks is that they are taint-free, and this is a definite plus. Otherwise, synthetics are unappealing to me personally, and they are often difficult to pull from and impossible to squeeze back into the neck of the bottle. Synthetics are commonly used on inexpensive wines intended for immediate consumption.
