I didn't buy any bottles since I was travelling by myself and eating out--so I had my wine by the glass or "pichet". But I believe bottles in France usually do have corks.

Here in BC, some wines are in screw-top bottles and some with corks, though the corks are often artificial (at my price point, anyway).

I think a lot of this depends on the bottling system. If you have a new system, maybe it's set up to seal the bottles with screw-tops (and you can obtain the appropriate bottles). But if the system is old and still working well, why change?

Jacquie
Are corks used much in wine bottles there?
Almost all wine here in Oz comes with screw caps.

Mike

Astounding to think that the project started in 1882! I just looked on the sagradafamilia.org website which says it's expected to be completed in 2026.

As I was going through this journal to republish it on cycleblaze, I was thinking I'd love to do the trip again. Maybe 2026 or 2027?

I hadn't either and just looked up Méchain. He lived in very interesting and challenging times! https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Mechain/

This project has come a long way since we first saw it in 1997. It was pretty skeletal then and fascinating to see from the inside: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/lisbon1997/to-barcelona/#1702_6b1d79a885e083329e756abbd35072f5

That is interesting. I’ve never heard this story, or of Méchain either that I can recall.