Published: 09 February, 2024
Norfolk bottler Broadland Drinks is re-installing its corking line after a 15-year absence in a move which marks a significant re-emergence of cork back into the UK drinks scene, Harpers can reveal.
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Published: 14 October, 2022
A good friend turned 80 recently. To celebrate, he invited a few of us round for dinner and opened a bottle of 1942 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux. I don’t often get the chance to try bottles like that. Thoughts of the German occupation goose-stepped through my head as we pulled the surprisingly small cork. The wine was glorious: fragile, sweet, gamey and appropriately autumnal.
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Published: 03 November, 2021
Sealing wine with natural cork rather than screwcap can drive higher returns, according to data from Nieslen in a report commissioned by The Portuguese Cork Association.
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Published: 07 September, 2021
Majestic has unveiled details of a nationwide cork recycling scheme in over 200 of its stores.
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Published: 25 February, 2021
Having removed much of the taint of TCA to cork’s reputation, the classic stopper continues to establish itself as a benchmark of quality, as James Lawrence reports.
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Published: 09 February, 2021
Over the past 49 years Masilva has established itself as a premium cork producer and an industry technology leader in cork-cleaning processes, especially focused on eliminating TCA. With several awards obtained, Masilva is recognised on a global scale, with its proprietary technologies offering a successful state-of-the-art approach.
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Published: 25 February, 2020
James Lawrence delves into the new and sustainable innovations in wine closures
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Amorim has acquired a 50% stake in high-end glass and crystal closures producer Vinolok for an undisclosed sum.
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Published: 08 February, 2019
Innovations in wine closures are coming thick and fast, driven by sustainability, convenience and quality control. Lisa Riley investigates their impact
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Published: 31 January, 2019
TIM ATKIN MW
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Published: 04 October, 2018
The Co-op has claimed a UK supermarket first with the introduction of Helix wine corks - Portugal’s answer to the metal screw cap.
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Berry Bros & Rudd has claimed a UK retail first with the introduction of the Helix closure.
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Published: 28 February, 2018
Bolney Wine Estate has announced going forward it's replacing its cork closures across its still wine portfolio with screwcaps.
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Published: 12 February, 2018
Wine closures specialist Vinventions has reported ‘considerable’ volume growth, delivering 2.7 billion closures in 2017 compared to 2.5 billion the previous year.
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Published: 09 October, 2017
The industry has been split on the issue of cork versus screwcap for years, but now consumers are calling the shots, as Lisa Riley reports
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Published: 09 October, 2017
New data suggests there is a widening gap between the average bottle price of cork-closed wine and wine that is sealed with alternative closures.
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Published: 15 August, 2017
Once the only choice when it came to stoppers for wine bottles, cork has suffered at the hands of synthetic rivals for years. But now there are signs of a comeback, says Lisa Riley
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Avina Wine Accessories has launched a bottle stopper designed specifically for sparkling wine.
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