http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/ Luxist Comments for Score One For Corks In The Screwcap Versus Cork Debate http://www.luxist.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.luxist.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/
Organizations that you think wouldn't be interested in cutting down trees support the use of cork because the forests are so well managed and the fact that the outer bark used to produce cork can be removed without harming the oak.

With recent studies showing that plastic offers no real advantage when it comes to taint, there's just not much reason to support plastic.
]]>Jul 25th 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/
Yes, this is an interesting feather in the quivver of the cork producers.

But did you happen to see the amounts? "The production of screwcaps gives off over 10kg of CO2 per tonne compared with 2.5kg of CO2 per tonne for corks..."

Per TONNE? Whoa. Yes screwcaps are 4x more carbon intensive to manufacture but how many are in a TONNE--100,000?!? And the marginal difference between tonnes is the equivalent to two cheeseburgers--starting to seem like a pretty trivial difference...
]]>Jul 25th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/Having heard all the arguments on both sides I have made my opinions based on none of them! I personally feel popping a cork on a nice bottle of wine is part of the experience and that you cheapen that experience when you use screw tops. Part of the experience of wine drinking is that you use all of your senses and you just don't get the same experience screwing of a top breaking those little metal teeth that are supposed to guarantee the wine is fresh and un-tampered with. Another experience you miss out on is the visual elegance of a wine open correctly as well as being able to hold feel and smell the cork. I may be old fashion but I feel and will continue to feel that screw caps should stay in the industries they are made for soda and juice.

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]]>Jul 26th 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/Jul 26th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/Jul 31st 2007 7:33PMhttp://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/http://www.luxist.com/2007/07/25/score-one-for-corks-in-the-screwcap-versus-cork-debate/production of 1 million of each of the three closures in the study.
Yes, a cork or a DIAM closure weigh more than a screwcap but that
does not matter with the methodology the company used with the study.
Bottom line, screwcaps are worse than either of the two other closures
in terms of carbon emissions and more importantly, are not made from a
renewable resource like cork. Best of all, the DIAM closure is made
from cork that has been cleaned using super critical C02 and has no
measurable TCA period.
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