For all those who were never sure why they put the cork in front of you when ordering wine at a restaurant, here's one of the reasons. (The other reason is the sommelier knows who is ordering the wine by marking the table with the cork next to you. It helps when its time to order that second bottle...just sayin')
So, stop being the show-off who sniffs the cork because you're making a fool of yourself. What you should be checking is the cork for the original stamp of the winemaker that they put on after bottling to help against fraud.
Its seems to be happening a lot more in Europe. They say its because the rules are too strict. Sounds like a fair thing to say to me, they need to control everything. American wine laws are way more laid back and seem to allow the winemaker to manipulate their wines into however way they like it. With a few exceptions like a percentage of grape allowed in the bottle, viticultural area and terms used on labels. In Europe, they control things like how much is produced, aging and some even go as far as serial numbers on bottles that have the identification number of the person inspecting it and the barrel number it was.
The more freedom you give something, the less they need it! (Napa Valley Register)
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Throwback to when I was on the cover of Beverage Media Magazine
Everything about this was fun! It was a highlight of my career in this business!
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