719214388.929Kg
CO2 Released by artificial stoppers
since: 01/01/2015
How do cork oaks grow?
The cork oak may be sown, planted or propagate spontaneously, which is often the case in cork oak forests, thanks to the acorns that fall on the ground.
As knowledge of wine chemistry advances, will it be possible to determine the desired amount of post bottling oxygen ingress for any wine and choose a screwcap or technical cork of a particular permeability to suit?
Post-bottling wine chemistry is a very complex issue and we are still a long way from understanding all the factors at play let alone controlling them for each wine style, region and vintage. Cork, on the other hand, has been doing a remarkably good job for centuries. As we understand it better we are able to further improve its performance.
“To try and make one extremely low permeability closure to suit all wines is going to lead to variability of results not between individual bottles, but wine to wine.… To require wines to be completely free of any sulphide precursors will place demands which at this point in time we are unable to (and may not wish to) consistently fulfil as winemakers.
A. Limmer, ‘Do corks breathe? Or the origin of SLO’, Aust. & NZ Grapegrower and Winemaker, Annual Technical Issue 2005
NDtech chosen to seal Coonawarra region’s mosT expensive wine
18/04/2019Amorim’s pioneering NDtech screening technology - which individually tests each wine cork to guarantee the elimination of the presence of TCA - has been adopted by yet another prestigious wine.
Blind tasting tests confirm consumers' preference for cork stoppers
17/04/2019New research, involving hundreds of North American wine consumers in blind tasting tests, has confirmed a global preference for cork in the world's biggest wine market.
Cork is the gold standard in the world’s top wine and spirits awards
17/04/2019For the world’s leading wine producers, cork occupies pride of place as their preferred wine closure, as confirmed by the results of the world’s top wine competitions.
Four international retailers promote cork to consumers in the UK, Continental Europe and the US
15/04/2019Consumers' worldwide preference for cork stoppers, as confirmed by market research studies and scientific research, has prompted four top retailers in the US, UK and France to become involved in initiatives that highlight the value of cork stoppers versus artificial closures.
Nielsen study confirms the superior performance of cork-sealed wines
15/04/2019A 2018 study produced by Nielsen for the Professionals du Liège confirmed that cork-sealed wines dominate the French wine market in terms of value and volume and bring clear added value to wines, especially in the “Premium” and “Super Premium” segments, when compared to artificial closures.
Research highlights the negative carbon footprint of Amorim’s Neutrocork®
15/04/2019Results of PricewaterCoopers study confirm Corticeira Amorim's commitment to the circular economy
António Amorim wins the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018
06/06/2018The main category of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018, an initiative that in Portugal is organized by E&Y/ Expresso, was attributed to António Rios de Amorim, Chairman and CEO of Corticeira Amorim.
Helix adopted by award-winning Spanish wine producer, Neleman.
04/09/2017Amorim’s revolutionary twist-to-open Helix cork stopper has been adopted by award-winning Spanish wine producer, Neleman.
North Americans prefer cork stoppers
28/11/2016Recent market research conducted in the USA and Canada provides further confirmation that cork is the preferred wine stopper for consumers
NDtech wins two major Innovation Awards
28/11/2016Revolutionary packaging solution wins a Gold Innovation Award at Vinitech Sifel 2016 and an Innovative Tech silver medal at Intervitis Interfructa Hortitechnica 2016
Helix enters the US wine market with Bronco
28/11/2016Bronco launches the first American wine to be sealed with a Helix stopper
Amorim launches world's first whole natural corks with proven non-detectable TCA guarantee
17/05/2016Amorim has achieved a major technological breakthrough to become the world’s first cork producer to deliver natural cork stoppers to winemakers in six countries with a non-detectable TCA guarantee*, using cutting-edge technology that has not only been successfully trialed, but which is also being independently validated on performance.
