When we buy a bottle of a famed wine, we take it on faith that it's genuine and not a fake.
In fact, fake wine is precisely why corks began to be branded with the name of a winery as well as the vintage date.
It is also why most reputable wineries still use branded corks. When you order a bottle of wine in a restaurant and the waiter hands you the cork, the main reason is so you can inspect it and see if the brand is the same as the one on the label.
Updated: Tue Dec 24, 2024
