Wine drinkers that seriously prefer cork closures in their bottles can find out what they’re getting into by downloading a new app to their smartphones.

The CorkWatch App allows users to search a database of more than 1,700 wines to identify whether or not the bottle at hand is sealed with natural cork. Users also can enter the names of new wines into a database and indicate the type of closure by brand and varietal.

The application was developed by Cork Quality Council, the Napa-based nonprofit that promotes cork education and quality; and ReCORK, a natural wine…

Finding out what’s under the foil just got a lot easier.  Now when cork lovers shop their favorite wine aisle they can employ the new CorkWatch App on their smart phones or tablets to ensure the wine they purchase is sealed with the real deal.

The app, developed by the Cork Quality Council and ReCork, allows users to search a database of more than 1,700 wines that identifies which ones are sealed with natural cork.  Users can also enter the names of new wines into a database and indicate the type of closure by brand and varietal.

The…

By PATRICK BERKERY

Further proof there is truly an app for everything: the new CorkWatch App, which allows wine lovers to ensure the wine they purchase is sealed with natural cork.
The app, developed by the Cork Quality Council and ReCork, allows users to search a database of more than 1,700 wines that identifies which ones are sealed with natural cork. Users can also enter the names of new wines into a database and indicate the type of closure by brand and varietal.
As for why a natural cork seal is so important, well, it’s…

By Cyril Penn

The new Tragon closure study—where 94 percent of U.S. consumers favored natural cork and the closure used on a wine bottle was the most important factor in terms of the purchasing decision—also asked consumers to rate closures by usage occasions. Since Tragon conducted similar studies in 2004 and 2007, the results were trended over time. I don’t think there’s much, if any, research out there where consumers rated closures by usage occasion.

Natural cork was “most appropriate” for a dinner party, to give as a gift and for special occasions and all three types of…

New International Guidelines Encourage Wineries to Take Cork Forests Into Consideration When Calculating Carbon Footprint

Cork Provides Net Reduction in CO2 Emissions

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Winemakers who want to lighten their carbon footprint have yet another reason to seal their wine with natural cork, 100% Cork announced today.

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) is now encouraging wineries to consider the carbon offset value of cork forests when calculating the Greenhouse Gas Score of cork closures. The OIV recently announced the new protocol, once again making carbon sequestration a relevant environmental issue that continues…

Wine with Cork Preferred for Gifts, Dinner Parties, Special Occasions

Half of Respondents Say Screw-caps Convey Low Quality Wine

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Natural cork remains the overwhelming choice for U.S. wine drinkers because it conveys higher quality than alternative closures, according to a recent survey by Tragon Corp., the Company announced today.

According to the survey, 94 percent of respondents said they would be more likely to purchase wine with natural cork.  A nearly equal number, 93 percent, said that natural cork conveys high or very high quality.

“These results are remarkable because we…