Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Cork news...



News via Twitter today that top Alsation producer Hugel has decided to use the Diam cork for ALL of their wines from the 2007 vintage onwards. They have posted a video on their website to announce the decision. As they explain it was not a decision taken lightly but after years of trials. Watch it in full here. This is a great endorsement and boost to those of us already using Diam and for the cork industry in general. I expect a good number of other quality producers will follow suit over the course of the next few years. Learn more about the Diam cork from their website here.
We can, in fact, be thankful for an issue like cork taint. This prompted the rise in alternative closures which in turn forced the cork industry to up its game. Everyone wins in the end.

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