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July 12th, 2010

Dramatic Decline In Cork Taint

"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)...

Amorim’s chairman and CEO António Amorim said the 2010 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles had confirmed cork’s improved performance. “In recent years several major wine competitions have demonstrated the fact that cork quality has improved significantly,” he said. “The industry has made great progress on TCA and some of cork’s loudest critics are now recognising that and quietly acknowledging cork’s improved performance.”

Read the full story over at corkfacts.com

Posted by: Matt Lambert at 11:27 a.m.
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