Comments on: Should organic wine be sealed with cork stoppers? http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/ A complete guide for anyone interested in leading an organic lifestyle Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 steve Wed, 07 May 2008 18:13:06 +0000 http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/#comment-2066 Corks- yes they come from trees and yes when they get too moist they might contain mold that makes the bottle taste weird. The latest experiments involve coating a 100% natural cork with a latex resin on the ends to prevent any mold or "taint" on the cork from reaching the wine. Kind of a condom for corks if you will. I'm not sure how biodegradable that will be . Some cities will not accept cork in their compost mulching materials and if they are not ground up they will take forever to degrade. On the other hand perhaps you could recycle the alumium stelvin cap? Maybe we could also recyle the plasic corks or those that are compressed cork and plastic or some sort of food safe glue? Don't know. smh Corks- yes they come from trees and yes when they get too moist they might contain mold that makes the bottle taste weird.

The latest experiments involve coating a 100% natural cork with a latex resin on the ends to prevent any mold or “taint” on the cork from reaching the wine.
Kind of a condom for corks if you will. I’m not sure how biodegradable that will be .

Some cities will not accept cork in their compost mulching materials and if they are not ground up they will take forever to degrade. On the other hand perhaps you could recycle the alumium stelvin cap? Maybe we could also recyle the plasic corks or those that are compressed cork and plastic or some sort of food safe glue? Don’t know. smh

]]> By: Charles http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Charles Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:10:56 +0000 http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/#comment-1364 Almost everybody is confused about corkstoppers. In the photo there is an agglomerated cork. It has glue,i t is not natural cork. Those corks can put bed smell in wine, but not 100% natural cork. Bottle with natural cork and you will see the diference Almost everybody is confused about corkstoppers. In the photo there is an agglomerated cork. It has glue,i t is not natural cork. Those corks can put bed smell in wine, but not 100% natural cork. Bottle with natural cork and you will see the diference

]]> By: Patrick http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Patrick Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:00:17 +0000 http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/should-organic-wine-be-sealed-with-cork-stoppers/#comment-1304 There's not just the quality of the wine to be considered, there is the issue of biodiversity too. Cork comes from old growth plants that in many cases would be cleared for other crops if it weren't for the demand from the wine industry. Harvesting of the cork is also harmless to the plants. When you are done, the cork can go in the compost. If you have a metal or plastic top, it has to go into the landfill. Besides, much of the appeal of a bottle of wine is the ceremonial removing of the cork. Twisting a screw top is just not the same thing. What's going to be next, a champagne spritzer top instead of a stopper? I would choose for a real cork any day. There’s not just the quality of the wine to be considered, there is the issue of biodiversity too.

Cork comes from old growth plants that in many cases would be cleared for other crops if it weren’t for the demand from the wine industry. Harvesting of the cork is also harmless to the plants.

When you are done, the cork can go in the compost. If you have a metal or plastic top, it has to go into the landfill.

Besides, much of the appeal of a bottle of wine is the ceremonial removing of the cork. Twisting a screw top is just not the same thing. What’s going to be next, a champagne spritzer top instead of a stopper?

I would choose for a real cork any day.

]]>