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2. Wine cork - Wikipedia

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   A French wine cork. A wine corks 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 st

3. Why wine bottles are sealed with cork -- and why that ... - AOL

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   While many bulk wines use screw caps -- which is likely where the stigma originated -- a screw cap is by no means and indicator of the quality of your wine. Why wine bottles are sealed with cork ...

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. 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.

6. Do Corks vs Screw Caps in Wine Still Matter? This Is ... - AOL

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   “The wine did not develop the nuanced bottle bouquet that the cork-finished wines did.” Pali Wine Co started using screw cap closures in 2005 after seeing that up to 10% of corks were infected ...

7. Reuse of bottles - Wikipedia

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   The reuse of containers is often thought of as being a step toward more sustainable packaging. Reuse sits high on the waste hierarchy. When a container is used multiple times, the material required per use or per filling cycle is reduced. Many potential factors are involved in environmental comparisons of returnable vs. non-returnable systems.

8. 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 ...

9. Costco Dilemma: What the Heck Do You Do With Those Glass ...

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   Alcohol Flight Glasses. You can, of course, drink anything out of the cups, but Redditors point out that they're the perfect size for alcohol. "We use the tiramisu glasses for beer flights/bourbon ...