Cork and wine breathing

[winoweenie]

I've repeated ober'n'ober several times that ullage, cork taint, and all of the other problems associated with corks have to be associated with the quality of storage. Since 1983 I've had 1..ONE..UNO bottle of corked wine come out of my cellar.
This darlin' keeps them lil suckers at a constant 51-53* with 60-70% humiditi. With the average of 6-8% of affectrd wines reported nationally, I naturally look to the cellar as a contributing factor. I do know I have a low tolerance for TCA so ...!
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[This message has been edited by winoweenie (edited 02-01-2004).]