Ok..My 2 cents worth here on corking. I have only done4 bottlings now so I am quite the exert on this subject. On my first three bottling experiences I soaked my corks ( George's) and had some problems with some not going fully into the bottle, some popped back out and some accordioned on me. So, armed and dangerous with that knowledge, when I bottled my Port yesterday Idid notsaok. I merely threw them in a bowl of sanitizer ater I had all of my bottles filled, rolled them around a bit and "poof", every one went in perfectly. Now, Imight add here that I am using the Portugese hand corker and a floor corker may work different. But for me, no more soaking my corks before bottling.