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A Real Corker

A Real Corker

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 27, 2008
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Pulling the cork on a bottle of Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Riesling 2006 last week, I noticed something written on the label.

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That phenomenon is not unusual; corks often have words and numbers printed on them, from practical matter, such as the name of the producer and year the grapes were harvested (which should match the name and vintage on the…

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