03-09-2009, 12:51 PM
George Taber wrote in "To Cork or Not to Cork", 2007, Simon & Schuster:
"Cork has been found in Roman shipwrecks dating from the Fifth century BC through the Fourth century AD." He goes on to comment that the corks were not like we know them today. These were large pices of raw bark fitted to the mouth of the amphora and held in place by resin. Wines that were to be kept for aging, had cork stoppers sealed with clay or cement
"Cork has been found in Roman shipwrecks dating from the Fifth century BC through the Fourth century AD." He goes on to comment that the corks were not like we know them today. These were large pices of raw bark fitted to the mouth of the amphora and held in place by resin. Wines that were to be kept for aging, had cork stoppers sealed with clay or cement
Sallustius Metellius
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(Tim Riordan)
