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German| Date: 2006-11-16 14:42:02 |
| From: Flemming, Gary Mr. DAC USAG Wiesbaden DMWR Auto Crafts Mz-Kastel |
Subject: RE: Corks and closures |
| Hey Guys and Gals, I live in a Weingut (Hulbert) in Eltville. Mr. Hulbert has started bottling his premium wines in new bottles with re-usable glass "corks". The glass corks are easy to remove and can be easily put back on the bottle to seal it (for those of you that don't finish a bottle once it's opened). He uses the screw cap on his "regular" wines. Gary -----Original Message----- From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de] On Behalf Of Klaus Mueller Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:39 AM To: wineforum@wein-plus.de Subject: [wineforum] Corks and closures Dear Roberta, dear members of the forum and when they send back the used corks to the wineries, what did they do with them? Do they recycle them on their own? The thing is in my opinion, that processed corks (like e.g. pressed corks) are even worse than normal corks. It is just matter of technical development and responsibility of the winemakers. If they are not willing to save they product as much as they can and along with this, try to make sure, that the customers get a good bottle, they do not act professional. The screwcap is proofed by various test in Davis, Geisenheim etc. so why do not use it. Or do you drive without seatbelt and airback just because of the good old days? Best regards Klaus >This is my first communication to the group. Let me say I have >appreciated the information and comments that wein-plus members have >offered each other. > >Once a cork tree is stripped, it takes a long time for it to replenish >itself. Cork trees don't grow everywhere and cork is in short >supply. What to do? > >On a winery tour this past weekend, I learned that the corks for some >of Napa Valley's méthode champenoise sparking wines are made partly >from recycled cork. Here in San Francisco, our recycling firm >collects corks (along with recyclable metal and paper) and sends them >back to the wineries. > >Roberta > > This message was created using the Web-based forum : www.wein-plus.com/forum/ More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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