A million corks from Winexpert

Winexpert recently sent us a million corks! They sell winemaking products all over Canada so if you are interested in making your own wine, check them out. Winexpert also has a team in the Weekend to End Women's Cancer in Montreal, Team Vinexpert. This is a great cause to support and ReCORK/SOLE has sponsored their team with a $1000 donation.

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Making High-Tech Aircraft Parts with... Cork

We came across this innovative use of cork and thought it was pretty cool. We like to support anything that helps the cork cause.

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Washington State wine group to partner with Amorim's natural cork recycling program

Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance teams with ReCORK to recycle natural cork wine closures.

ReCORK by Amorim, a North American-based wine cork recycling program sponsored by Amorim of Portugal and SOLE of Canada, announced that the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance Board has unanimously selected ReCORK to collect and recycle used and surplus natural cork wine closures from their 100-plus members in Washington state.

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New Recycling Partners

ReCORK is pleased to welcome three new member organizations to the world of wine cork recycling:

Aria Resort & Casino. On December 16, 2009 Aria, Las Vegas’ newest resort hotel and casino (4004 rooms) officially opened its doors. This LEED® Gold Certified architectural wonder asked ReCORK to provide cork recycling support ...

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ReCORK Participating Events for January 2010

2010 Wine Entrepreneur Conference, Washington D.C. (January 21 and 22)

Roger Archey, a veteran of over thirty-five years of marketing communications experience, and a member of the ReCORK management team for the past three years, is presenting a best-practice case history of the Amorim/SOLE wine cork recycling program ...

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Random Cork Facts

  • Natural cork is 100% recyclable, biodegradable and completely environmentally friendly
  • A cork oak tree can live over 250 years and can be harvested every decade. The trees are not cut down and only a portion of their bark is removed
  • There are over 6 million acres of cork forests in ...

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