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Master Sommelier Swears Screwcap Wine Was Corked

A longtime Master Sommelier accused a screwcapped wine of being corked at ProWein.

Jonathan Cristaldi · October 20, 2025

SAG HARBOR, NY — Local winemaker Daniel Meeks is reeling after his two children, aged 6 and 8, flat-out refused to dress up as grapes for Halloween—a costume idea he described as “frigging hilarious.”

Sources confirm Meeks spent three hours hot-gluing purple balloons to a green hoodie before his eldest declared, “I hate your wine! It makes your breath smell like dead animals!”

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