ReCork Reusing a Renewable Resource
- 18,491,694 Corks Collected
- 765 Trees Planted
September 22nd, 2010
This is a film from the World Wildlife Fund about how important natural cork is to the global environment. So please, drink more wine, and make sure it has a natural cork stopper!
September 7th, 2010
ReCORK hit a major milestone last week: we've collected over 10 million corks since the program's inception!
July 20th, 2010
"Divers have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, one of the finders said Saturday. They tasted the one bottle they've brought up so far before they even got back to shore."
July 19th, 2010
"The stunning Portugal Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is a showcase for natural cork. Amorim has supplied 5500m2 of cork for the pavilion, which boasts a bold architectural design."
July 14th, 2010
The most famous cork tree in the world has once again yielded hundreds of kilograms of high-grade cork.
Known as the Whistler Tree, the 227 year - old oak is acknowledged as the world's oldest cork tree. It gets its name from the songbirds that regularly perch on its limbs.
July 12th, 2010
"The 2010 ‘world championship of wine’, the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, has added further weight to evidence of a dramatic decline in cork-related wine faults. Of almost 7000 bottles opened at the prestigious event only one per cent were identified as being affected by 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA)...
June 17th, 2010
Check out this video by our partner 100percentcork.org.
Carlos de Jesus discusses the environmental benefits of choosing natural cork in this video prepared for the Sustainable Brands conference in Monterey, CA. Take a look at how beautiful the cork oak forests are.
June 10th, 2010
100% Cork has launched a website where people can join the natural cork movement! Visit their site and pledge to buy or sell only wine preserved with natural cork, and to encourage your family, friends, and local retailers to do the same. As they say, “Cork is not only a better closure for wine; it is the only organic, biodegradable and renewable choice.”
May 12th, 2010
Corticeira Amorim has continued to build on its strong environmental credentials through a series of initiatives outlined in its fourth Sustainability Report. Among the highlights are a 16% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and the recycling of 662 tons of natural cork. Of this figure cork stoppers accounted for 92 tons (20 million stoppers).
March 24th, 2010
TastingTable.com recently posted a great story on ReCORK.
March 17th, 2010
NBC Bay Area News Story on how Napa wineries are recycling corks for some unusual uses.
February 11th, 2010
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.
February 3rd, 2010
We came across this innovative use of cork and thought it was pretty cool. We like to support anything that helps the cork cause.
January 27th, 2010
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.
January 14th, 2010
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 ...
January 14th, 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 at ...
