Have we really come to this?

After a stressful couple of weeks for the memsahib, fighting a system the can’t be fought, it was the right time to open a Christmas present. “A decent bottle of wine” said the giver . “ Thank you very much” said I.
Well you would wouldn’t you. I did.
It was a complete swine to get the cork out of the wine only to find it was Blimmin plastic.
Yes, yes I know there’s too much plastic in the world, and recycling is the only current solution, and it’s all the fault of my generation (yawn)…. But, really ?