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RE: corks

Author: C. Hogue
Date: 2000-08-31 14:08

Here's some longer-term hopeful news about corks.

The wine industry, of course, has been the major user of cork through the ages. But natural cork occasionally can cause wine to get "musty" because of natural compounds produced by cork oak trees that are transformed by certain bacteria. This is a big headache for vintners.

A new synthetic cork that looks like and "performs" like natural cork is coming on the market for wines -- it's a far cry from the plastic corks in cheap champagne bottles and it prevents that musty problem. If this catches on, it could mean the price of natural cork could stabilize.

For those of you who want more details, check out Chemical & Engineering News, Aug. 21, 2000, page 22.

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