The cork

Posted by C.daSILVA / at Friday, May 04, 2012 / /

The importance of a cork...

What is the mission of a cork ?

The cork must avoid air entrances, germs and bacterias that may spoiled the Wine.
To be considered a good quality cork it must be solid and compact, both sides should be flat with no pores and fissures.
A good quality cork will last for sure up to twenty five years.

The famous expression: " This Wine is cork tainted !"

First of all the cork by itself do not leaves any unpleasant aroma in the Wine, during the bottling the Wine may acquires some fungus, if the cork gets some cracks during this process, so it is extremely important that the bottling area is in perfect hygienic conditions.

For a good conservation of both cork and Wine, the bottles should be stored horizontaly in a constant temperature not exceding 18º C.

Gonçalo Devesas