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Article: The irony of a corked bottle; When will the closure debate move beyond TCA?(EDITOR'S LETTER)
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- Wines & Vines
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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It was another party marred by another bottle of corked wine. But it wasn't just any party. It was a reception for the 2008 Merit Award winner of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. A couple of dozen ASEV members, friends and family members gathered in a hotel suite in Portland, Ore., to celebrate Bob Steinhauer's acceptance of the award, and his memorable address at the ASEV annual meeting (see story on page 58).
As Steinhauer told war stories, friends hugged him, greeted each other, snacked from a buffet and chose from a large variety of wines to sip. Most if not all were from the Beringer-Blass-Fosters portfolio, since Steinhauer spent the ...