Screw the Environment: Do Screw Caps Harm The Planet?

Posted 04/23/2008 at 07:30 AM by Derek

The truth is that cork is something as wine drinkers we don't think about until it troubles us. When the waiter hands you a cork for inspection most of us toss it aside and go for the juice worry-free. Maybe we should worry. Portuguese company Amorim, the world's largest cork producer, claims that natural cork is the only wine enclosure that is truly sustainable and there just might be something to that claim.  
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Under $21: Papantonis Agiorgitiko "Meden Agan" Peloponnese, Greece 2004

Posted 04/03/2008 at 08:08 AM by Derek

Greek wine is a minefield for the consumer. Even with the overall quality improving, and many stellar producers making world-class wines, your local wine shop has Greek wines next to Kosher and Georgian wines. All bought by the retailer based on price with no concern for quality. Grab the wrong wine and "Kaboom," you're drinking plonk.  
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