SC - Wine

[Alderton, Philippa]

Actually, I know about corks, they come from the bark of a "cork" tree,
found on the Iberian Penninsula. I am mostly interested in the
availability/ usefulness of bottles as disposables and recycleables  in
period, although I thank you for the info on stoneware and tarred rags. If
you can find me either detailed info or a place or two to start looking,
I'll be most grateful.

phlip at morganco.net

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider that cain't be throwed.

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: 
: >what did they do in period, and did they even HAVE wine bottles at all in
: period?
: 
: Wrong question. What you wanted to ask was did they have CORKS in
period...
: and the survey says: Late period in most of Europe. Through most of
period I'm
: given to understand tarred rags were used to stopper stoneware bottles.
The
: ones I've seen pictures of looked sorta like a Black Tower bottle. The
corks
: were introduced from Spain later.
: 
: I don't have the references at hand at the moment, but I'll look for them
if
: you like.
: 
: Corwyn
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