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Mais Non! French Ditch the Champagne Cork

Don't fret: new metal cork will still create pop and fizz

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(Newser) – Fed up with imperfect corks tainting its high-end Champagne, one French winemaker is tossing tradition aside in favor of a—gasp!—aluminum cork. BBC reports. Before you faint in horror, Duval-Leroy stresses that this is no screw-top cap: the new plug will make the same pop and spray a traditional cork creates.

Don't worry, David Brabham: even with the new aluminum corks, you can still spray champagne like you did after winning the American Le Mans Acura Sports Car Challenge on April 4, 2009.
Don't worry, David Brabham: even with the new aluminum corks, you can still spray champagne like you did after winning the American Le Mans Acura Sports Car Challenge on April 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The traditional champagne cork, made of cork, runs the risk of tainting the wine by letting too much oxygen in.
The traditional champagne cork, made of cork, runs the risk of tainting the wine by letting too much oxygen in.   (Getty Images)
The French champagne house Duval-Leroy is the first to make the move to non-cork corks.
The French champagne house Duval-Leroy is the first to make the move to non-cork corks.   (Getty)
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gregconquest
Apr 17, 09 6:13 PM CDT
This is not news till the new "cork" design is actually released in May. It's nature is still a secret for now. This is just a teaser. Reply
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