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Half of the respondents to a recent Business Pulse survey are not put off by screw caps on wine bottles.
We asked, "Is a cork an essential part of the fine wine experience?," and 50 percent said, "Who cares how the bottle's closed as long as the wine is good"; 26 percent said, "Without a cork it's just not the same"; 12 percent said, "I've got better things to worry about"; and 10 percent said "Screw caps are OK for cheap stuff, but I want a cork with the good stuff.
Some comments sent in by readers:

• "What good is an expensive wine that's been ruined by a bad cork?"
• "The drinking is the important part of the wine experience."
• "Purists!! It's the content, not the packaging. Let's not lose sight of the priorities."
• "They now make these great new glass corks. Completely sustainable and very cool."
• "Just keep filling my glass with pinot noir, OK?"
• "Some excellent Oregon pinots have screw caps. Enough said!"
• "Give me a bottle of Thunderbird or Mad Dog 20-20 any day!"
• "Screw tops for fine wine is about as acceptable as paper cups for a dinner party."
• "I'll drink wine from a box if I'm shown that it's a quality variety."