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title: Why Do Restaurants Give You the Wine Cork? [VIDEO]
description: Do you ever wonder why restaurants give you the cork? Are you supposed to sniff it, or something else? Haskell's CEO Jack Farrell has the answer.
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###### 12 min read

# Why Do Restaurants Give You the Wine Cork? \[VIDEO\]

By: [Ted Farrell](https://blog.haskells.com/author/ted-farrell) on  May 01, 2015

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Did you ever wonder why they give you the [cork](https://blog.haskells.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wine-corks) when you order a bottle of wine at a restaurant?  Is it to prove that the wine is fresh?

Haskell's Chairman and CEO Jack Farrell has the answer, and it's probably not what you expected. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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