[eadmund]

People keep saying that cork taint is a thing, and it's real — but I have never once had a tainted bottle of wine. Either I have no taste, or … it's not that big of a deal.

> Plus they seem to be aware of the environmental side + cost of using cork.

What's the environmental cost? Cork trees are grown, not wildcrafted. Do they use an absurd amount of water? Do they not provide habitat?

Seems like a plastic cork or a piece of metal is worse environmentally than a bit of bark.

[moehm]

> People keep saying that cork taint is a thing, and it's real — but I have never once had a tainted bottle of wine.

I did. So what does that tell you?

IIRC they say 1% of every natural cork is tainted. I don't know which wines you drink, but lets assume natural cork is for "fine" wine. So you would expect to buy 100 bottles of not-so-cheap wine to have 1 tainted. Again, I don't know which wine you drink or how often, but maybe this puts it in a broader light.