Wine Corks - Synthetic Supercorks - 23x43 (1000ct)

The trick to using these cork is to heat them a little in warm water (say 120 degrees) prior to corking to make them a little more pliable. These corks are value priced and do not deteriorate near as fast as the agglomerated corks. They are a little more difficult to remove from the wine bottle but this can also be remedied by sharpening the point of the cork screw.

My wife uses a floor corker to cork bottled wine bottles. I ordered these corks because they are supposed to last a long time. However, the first time she tried to cork a bottle with this cork, she didn't have the weight or strength to get the cork into the bottle. I took over the job of corker and we bottled 28 bottles. I thought that was the end of the problem until I tried to remove one of these corks from the bottle. They won't come out with a standard cork puller (two stage). I have a special cork puller that will, with enough effort, remove the cork. I don't recommend this cork for anything that has to be opened.