Opening a btl of Timorasso last night from Boveri, I found this new/weird artificial cork. Called Ardea Seal:
ArdeaSeal1 ArdeaSeal2 It's an Italian product. Maybe the best artificial cork I yet seen, at least in terms of working w/ the corkscrew.
I expect we'll be seeing more of these. Easy to identify by the bright red ring on the top when you remove the capsul.
Pics on the links.
Tom