Not All Corks Are Created Equal By Kurt Wieneke Nowadays, many wines have screwcap closures, but producers still use cork to seal the wine in the bottle. I think most wine lovers like the ritual of opening a bottle with a cork-- carefully tearing off the foil capsule, twisting in the corkscrew, pulling the cork, and hearing the pop. Did you know that corks can hold key information about the wine you are about to consume? There are several different things going on with corks, such as quality and size. The next time you open that bottle, look more closely at the cork for hidden and subtle details. Quality Natural cork is made from the bark of cork oak trees, which are grown mainly in Portugal and Spain. Wooden corks have a compressible cellular structure that makes them ideal for sealing wine. The quality of cork is broken down into categories. The highest quality is Flor (or Flower) grade, which has the smallest quantity Indiana Golf Journal
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