http://www.thegoodwineguru.com/corks-does-your-wine-really-have-to-be-sealed-with-real-cork/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corks-does-your-wine-really-have-to-be-sealed-with-real-cork Wine Reviews and Advice Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thegoodwineguru.com/corks-does-your-wine-really-have-to-be-sealed-with-real-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Darlene Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:30:10 +0000 http://www.thegoodwineguru.com/?p=90#comment-12 I don't doubt what you are saying. However, I just read a few articles about how the trees that provide our cork take out more Co2 when the cork is harvested than if they are allowed to grow. The tree's cork is harvested over a period of years, and the tree generates new growth during this time. I read that this a very important sustainable industry in Portual. I found this information after I googled cork recycling and found a company in Missouri that is accepting real cork for recycling. A youtube video on this site shows how the long-term benefit out-weighs the short-term savings from switching to cheaper stops. The website is <a href="http://www.yemmhart.com" rel="nofollow">www.yemmhart.com</a> I don't doubt what you are saying. However, I just read a few articles about how the trees that provide our cork take out more Co2 when the cork is harvested than if they are allowed to grow. The tree's cork is harvested over a period of years, and the tree generates new growth during this time. I read that this a very important sustainable industry in Portual. I found this information after I googled cork recycling and found a company in Missouri that is accepting real cork for recycling. A youtube video on this site shows how the long-term benefit out-weighs the short-term savings from switching to cheaper stops. The website is http://www.yemmhart.com

]]> http://www.thegoodwineguru.com/corks-does-your-wine-really-have-to-be-sealed-with-real-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-4 April Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:16:29 +0000 http://www.thegoodwineguru.com/?p=90#comment-4 One of the more unusual corks I have seen lately was actually made out of glass, with a silicon seal. Very smart actually. One of the more unusual corks I have seen lately was actually made out of glass, with a silicon seal. Very smart actually.

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