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Chapeau de Vin Gold and Platinum Wine Closures

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Cullman has come up with a gorgeous and very luxe way to keep your wine fresh and protected: Chapeau de Vin wine closures made of gold, platinum, and diamonds. Each of the three designs is dome shaped (a little 'hat' for your wine) and has a decorative set of perforations that act as a ventilation system and protection against bugs when out picnicking. Created by Eckhart Cullman these wine closures are functional works of art marketed to true gourmets and those who appreciate the extraordinary. Available in yellow gold, rose gold, and platinum each has a diamond perched on top. $2,845 - $4,453

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Willamette Valley Vineyards Switch To Sustainable Corks

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Willamette Valley Vineyards is going green in a new way. Wine Business reports that they will become the first winery in the world to use cork stoppers harvested from forestlands certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Willamette Valley Vineyards annually produces around 100,000 cases of mainly Pinot Noir wine. Starting with the 2006 vintage Pinot Noir to be bottled in July, the winery will begin using corks that are FSC certified and imprinted with the FSC and Rainforest Alliance logo. The corks come from from FSC-certified cork forests in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The Rainforest Alliance says that cork is important to protecting the environment because the use of plastic stoppers and aluminum screw caps aren't environmentally friendly. The 2005 vintage sells for $24 per bottle.

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The Vino-Seal Wine Closure Now In Use

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As readers of this blog know, I'm a bit obsessed with wine closures. One of the most interesting options comes from Alcoa. The Alcoa wine closure is a multi-layered system that involves a twist-off overcap and then a glass decanter-style stopper. The cool thing about this system is that the wine is easy to reseal and that the glass stopper is far more attractive than having a cork shoved haphazardly back into the top of the bottle. Whitehall Lane Winery recently became the first winery to use the closure. The Vino-Seal closure has been used on 45,000 bottles of Whitehall Lane premium 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and 3,000 bottles of its premium 2003 Leonardini Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. A similar closure, the Vino-Lok, which was developed by Alcoa CSI in Germany, is used by 350 wineries in Europe.

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