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German| Date: 2006-11-20 22:03:25 |
| From: Hugh Sutherland |
Subject: Re: Corks and closures |
| Dear Weinforum member s As an importer we have major problems with screw caps as they loosen in container transport especially by sea and not only do we face a loss of product but spoilage also It may be ok to be trendy but isn't the screw cap sealer cork,or contaminant releasing plastic- There is now a association in France with an ecological programme to properly preserve and utilize the Cork Oak tree I for one only feel the screw cap is for plonk Regards Hugh Sutherland Hugh Sutherland, Carriage Trade Wines & Spirits, 753114- 2nd line E., Mono, R.R.# 5, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, L9W 2Z2 Ph-1 519 941 8390 Fax- 1 519 941 8380 Web site -<www.carriagetradewines.com>; EAt 02:39 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote: >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 |
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