how do those synthetic corks fair compared to real cork?

good luck with this windmill chaad

Legends, rumors and misinformation about closures is almost impossible to get across to people. They believe what they want, facts don't count.

Are you going to take on getting accurate information about sulfites next?

This is kind of related ... but in an off topic sort of way.

I was reading one magazine where they were talking about this very topic. They said that the environment is also a major concern in what type of cap to put on a bottle. Suprisingly, there is this whole ecosystem of cork trees that depends on cork harvesting for wine bottles. If we all went synthetic or screw-cap they believe that the area would be abandon by humans and ultimately die off.

I had never heard that argument for cork before.