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    Sweetlips

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    #379201   2008-05-20 11:59 GMT      

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    #379202   2008-05-20 12:06 GMT      
    No its not true.

    The US Government would not allow lead to be used

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    #379203   2008-05-20 12:17 GMT      
    are you talking about the (aluminum) foil wrapping on some bottles? that's usually champagne. wine i drink has cork or plastic stoppers and twist tops are either aluminum or steel

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    #379204   2008-05-20 12:31 GMT      
    no

    never heard it

    not true in the slightest

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    #379205   2008-05-20 12:35 GMT      
    Only older and more expensive wines use the tin-lead cap. Even with that you do not need to remove the whole cap but to be safe, remove anything that would contact the wine. Lead is not so hazardous that momentary contact leads to such high levels that you get brain damage. People drink from pewter cups and leaded crystal all the time. The amount of lead you would get would be negligible compared the to liver damage you would get if you drank enough wine for it to matter. Most caps now are plastic or aluminum.

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    #379206   2008-05-20 17:44 GMT      
    Not true - just make sure the stamp and foil is removed fully before you open it with the cornscrew....
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