Cork material is a subset of generic cork tissue,
harvested for commercial use primarily from the Cork Oak tree.
Cork's elasticity combined with its near-impermeability makes it
suitable as a material for bottle stoppers, especially for wine
bottles. Cork stoppers represent about 60% of all cork based
production.
Cork demand has increased due to a larger proportion of wine being
sealed with cork rather than being sold in bulk.
Some wines are fermented in the bottle, others are bottled only
after fermentation. They come in a large variety of sizes, several
named for Biblical kings and other figures. The standard bottle
contains 750 mL, although this is a relatively recent development.
Wine bottles are usually sealed with cork, but screw-top caps are
becoming popular, and there are several other methods used to seal a
bottle
Top quality corks are quite expensive, so many cheaper brands have
switched to lower quality cork, synthetic plastic stoppers,
screwcaps, or other closures. |
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Amorim Cork America
2557 Napa Valley Corporate Dr,
Napa, CA 94558 707
224-6000 |
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Juvenal Direct Inc
120 Dodd Ct,
American Canyon, CA 94503 707
254-2000 |
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Lafitte Cork & Capsule
45 Executive Ct,
Napa, CA 94559 707
258-2675 |
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Neocork Technologies
110-A Mezzetta Court,
American Canyon, CA 94503
707
642-6800
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Portocork America
560 Technology Way,
Napa, CA 94558 707
258-3930 |
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PrimaCORK
74 Corte Madera Ave,
Corte Madera, CA ,
Napa
707 258-0200 |
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Stericork, Inc
173 Camino Dorado,
Napa, CA 94558 707
254-2093 |
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Because synthetic stoppers do not dry out and shrink, wine bottles
with synthetic corks do not have to be stored on their sides to
prevent the wine from oxidizing. Cork contamination with harmless but
foul-smelling trichloroanisole (TCA) is one of the primary causes of
cork taint in wine. For these reasons, a few wineries are now
switching away from cork. |
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