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I think you are right - cork isn't going to go away.
Randall is crazy like a fox. IIRC, he sued his cork manufacturer over that episode. His "cork funeral parties" were a hoot, tho.
The swiss have been in stelvins for 20 or 30 years and I haven't had a real cork out of NZ in forever. Australia overloaded the stelcap manufacturers a while back, but I think supply has caught up with demand.
It's interesting to watch all this develop with the stelvins. it's even dipping into the old world mentality - DRC and Chateau Margaux are rumored to be seriously considering a switch.