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Not taking issue with you Tom, but what else was he going to say? Something fishy here. Agreed Craig. Claudio said that that was always their policy - this is certainly incongruent with my experience and others of the board. However, I did not expect a reply and under the circumstances, a chat to t...

Hi Peter,

it is as you say "very interesting" in light of your communication with Claudio. If that is the case, then its great to see how a community like this can influence and indeed change practice/attitudes of the industry.

Cheers, Tom

Hi All, FYI - I sent off an email to Freycinet last night about my own experiences and those discussed in this and other wine forums. In it I expressed my concerns at their apparent attitude about corked wine. I concluded by saying I'd be more than happy to be taken off their mailing list. I was sur...

Hi Murray,

unfortunately, no documentation - it was a single phone call a few months back so it ends up being my word against theirs.

I will take your advice if I encounter any further cork taint from the rest of the batch.

Cheers, tom

Michel, I find your experience eerily similar to mine. I had a seriously corked (must've been if I could pick it!) Freycinet Pinot '98 a few months back. This was the first I had tried of a 1/2 doz I'd bought from the mailing list. The winery's representative was confused why I would call about a co...