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2. Wine cork - Wikipedia

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   A French wine cork. A wine cork is a stopper used to seal a wine bottle.They are typically made from cork (bark of the cork oak), though synthetic materials can be used.Common alternative wine closures include screw caps and glass stoppers. 68 percent of all cork is produced for wine bottle stoppers.

3. Alternative wine closure - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic corks are made from plastic compounds designed to look and "pop" like natural cork, but without the risk of TCA contamination. Disadvantages of synthetic corks include a risk of harmful air entering a bottle after as little as 18 months, difficulty in extracting them from the bottle, and difficulty in using the cork to reseal the wine ...

4. Closure (wine bottle) - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic corks for bottles A bottle of wine with an "easy open, easy recork" closure. Closure is a term used in the wine industry to refer to a stopper, the object used to seal a bottle and avoid harmful contact between the wine and oxygen. [1] They include: [2] Traditional natural cork closures ('corks');

5. The secrets of cork: So much more than a bottle stopper - AOL

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   Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world.It often precedes moments of celebration, a shared meal or simply the quiet enjoyment of a ...

6. The Safest, Easiest Way to Open a Bottle of Champagne ... - AOL

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   Keeping a firm grip on the cork, slowly twist the base of bottle (not the cork). After one or two twists, the cork should ease out of the bottle with a soft sigh—not a loud pop, which was news ...

7. Stopper (plug) - Wikipedia

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   A glass stopper is often called a "ground glass joint" (or "joint taper"), and a cork stopper is called simply a "cork". Stoppers used for wine bottles are referred to as "corks", even when made from another material. [citation needed] A common every-day example of a stopper is the cork of a wine bottle.