Pretty simple, but I thought it did a good job of describing the goal of a wine closure as well as where the various alternatives to cork stand today.
http://theconversation.com/corks-seal-a ... ures-35135
A basic article about alternatives to cork
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I especially liked watching the axe man do his thing removing the cork bark. That's not something you see every day. What a job!
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Glenn, Thanks for that. I have a very slow internet connection at present and I have had the "three minute warning" that dinner is about to be served, so I will keep the video for another occasion. The harvesting cycle here is nine years, not the seven mentioned in the article. The year of harvest is painted on the tree - just a single digit, so trees harvested last year bear a 4 and will be harvested again in 2023.
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Epitomizing "sustainability" at its best.
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