Gianfranco Sorrentino
Restaurateur (www.ilgattopardonyc.com) and Chairman of Gruppo Italiano, the largest association of authentic Italian restaurants in the US There is still nothing like that feeling of levering a cork...
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Restaurateur and host of the popular PBS TV show Eat! Drink! Italy!, www.victorrallo.com A cork was a living organism that in its second life allows wine to live and breathe like no other closure. I...
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Winemaker, Dana Estates Natural cork is natural, a renewable closure, that now can be almost 100% guaranteed to be TCA free. It’s a good seal to preserve the wine, and brings a sense of history and...
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Head Sommelier, Aureole, New York There’s simply no equivalent replacement for cork in terms of our expectations around how bottle-aged wines should mature. All of our paradigms around developed fine...
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Winemaker, Dry Creek Vineyard I believe our customers look at a wine sealed with a natural cork as a marker of high quality. Many consumers enjoy the ceremony and tradition of opening a wine protected...
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CEO, Francis Ford Coppola Winery It’s a natural product that is going to help our wine age perfectly for as long as the consumer wants to cellar it. Corks continue to allow the wines to age but in a...
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Assistant Winemaker, Jordan Winery Jordan prides itself in making decisions based on quality, and we choose to select the top grade of cork to close our bottles. Our customers have high expectations...
View ArticleRichie Allen
Director of Viticulture & Winemaking, Rombauer Vineyards American consumers still see a natural cork closure as a sign of quality for super-premium wines. Wine-loving consumers also enjoy the sense...
View ArticleEric Baugher
The use of natural cork compliments my goal of conveying a message of tradition and natural winemaking. It provides my customer a great experience as they pull a natural cork from a bottle that they...
View ArticleKatie Madigan
Using natural cork is still the best closure to preserve and even ENHANCE fine wines. Not only is it natural, sustainable, and recyclable, also a major plus to consumers, but whether they wait ten...
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