Well, thank you, I feel fed back for the draining labor. It takes no Freud to notice that said labor represents the wish to have taken everyone (macerated together, to limit varietal discord) with me, which, in a sense, I did. Like a dysfunctional Greek chorus, pocket version.
Answering the questions:
BJ, I only talked screwcap with those who use them, so my sample is biased to the point of uselessness. But I did notice that they only see it a substitute for synthetics, and appear unwilling or just not ready to replace real cork. Even the most radical ones. Except Aug, but with crown cap.
Ian, since our grading system was two dimensional, each person's point was determined by latitude and longitude.
Lars, I think he simply didn't think they'd go as well with the dishes, but he had no way of knowing that, for me at least, it's much more compelling to try something I'm curious about than shoot for some kind of ideal match. I agreed to the Arena because I was curious, but next time, if there is a next time, I'll make my own choices.
Thor, Marcia is allergic to SO2 (until I buy Eric's gizmo, I content myself with multiplying the number of sneezes by 10 mg/l) and so was my ex, so I can tell you that, while the absolute number may be small, the relative number is definitely high. And I prefer walrus! Makes me think of Lennon.