Robert Houde of Garnacha Imports reviews the 2004 Joan Simo Les Eres Vinya Velles Priorat, Spain during a Wines of Spain Seminar at Just Grapes in Chicago.

The foil over the top of a cork-sealed wine bottle is just a thin sliver. Being efficient (“lazy” is just so harsh), I usually try to pull the cork right through it. Often, this works. Sometimes, it doesn’t, and I have a mess on my hands far more time-consuming than fishing in the kitchen drawer [...]