Red Hard Plastic

Opened a Red Merlot last night and found it did not have a cork cork but rather one made plastic (??)?

The bung (cork) looked like hard plastic and I am wondering if the wine will keep and not turn vinegary corked this way. An open bottle here can last a month. As you can see we are not heavy drinkers lol.

It should not be a problem. Lately wine producers have been going away from "cork" corks because of the "corking" effect on wine, meaning that the cork is contaiminating the taste of the wine, thus making it funky at best and undrinkable at worst. You will continue to see an increase in the use of screw tops and plastic corks.

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