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

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    Amorim is also part of a recycling initiative, aptly named The Cork Collective, that aims to help restaurants and hotels recycle the cork stoppers from bottles they open, to give the precious ...

  3. Cork (material) - Wikipedia

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    Harvesting of cork from the forests of Algeria, 1930. Cork is a natural material used by humans for over 5,000 years. It is a material whose applications have been known since antiquity, especially in floating devices and as stopper for beverages, mainly wine, whose market, from the early twentieth century, had a massive expansion, particularly due to the development of several cork-based ...

  4. 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.

  5. Quercus suber - Wikipedia

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    Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris.It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls.

  6. 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.

  7. 9 Items You Should Actually Store In The Freezer, According ...

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    Vanilla Ice was onto something in 1990 when he rapped, “Ice, ice baby.” The USDA confirms that nearly every food—except eggs in shells and canned foods—can be frozen. Still, that doesn’t ...

  8. Alternative wine closure - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] The closure has three parts: an outer cap providing a tamper-evident clamp that locks onto the band of a standard cork mouth bottle; an inner metal foil which provides an oxygen barrier similar to a screw cap, and an inner plunger which creates the ‘pop’ on extraction and reseals after use. Introduced in 2010, it is the first on ...

  9. Holiday mocktails for anyone going dry during Christmas or ...

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    French '89 Ingredients 1 oz non-alcoholic gin 1/4 oz simple syrup 1/4 oz lemon juice 3 oz non-alcoholic sparkling wine (chilled in advance) Lemon peel for garnish Method: Add all ingredients to glass.