Might also work for some DC area whinery.
Posted on 06/01/2015 7:29:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Cork is on the comeback trail in Wine Country.
After using synthetic bottle closures for decades, Bay Area winemakers are returning to natural cork, the San Francisco Business Times reports.
The possibility of tainted cork has led many producers to use synthetic caps over the years, but the technology for growing and testing cork has improved enough to mitigate the threat and draw companies back, St. Francis Winery & Vineyards CEO Christopher Silva told the publication.
If the industry tide shifts back to a natural product, a cheers and a toast to sustainability might just be merited.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
I thought screw caps dramatically cut the spoilage rate.
It’s just so hard to fit those corks into those wine boxes with the little straws. /s
“put a cork in it”
Now they will have to compete with all the bicyclists who prefer cork handlebar-tape ... quick - go long on cork futures!!
No discernible difference.
“a toast to sustainability might just be merited”
Synthetic corks weren’t sustainable?
Cork has natural antimicrobial properties.
This news will make cork trees—in the family of oak trees—more valuable to the Iberian peninsula. (The cork tree industry was headed downhill).
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