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Bad corks

Mar 18th, 2010 | By elloinos | Category: closures

You have worked hard all year: You attended the vineyards nearly every day, you took care of your vines, saw the grapes ripen, harvested in perfect conditions and proceeded with the winemaking. It soon becomes clear that this year has yielded an exceptional vintage. You finally bottle the wine and are now ready to reap the financial return for [...]

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Feb 25th, 2010 | By elloinos | Category: closures

Many experts favour Stelvin screwcaps as the choice of closure for wines. Natural corks do result in an unacceptable high percentage of corked wines. The chief source of cork taint is the presence of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) in the wine, which in many cases is transferred from the cork. Often the wine is completely spoiled; sometimes [...]

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