>A friend once explained to me that one is
> supposed to _squeeze_ the cork and
> observe if droplets of wine emerge from
> the wine-side end. That indicates that
> the bottle has been stored correctly - at
> least as far as keeping the cork wet is
> concerned.

At most stores, you find the wine bottles standing upright.... where
the cork does not come into contact with the wine.... That may be one
reason why so much of their wine goes bad......

Wine wholesalers should supply them with wine racks so that they can
display the wine bottle correctly for sale......