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Many consumers don't even think
twice about the closure: 'Does it
extract easy? Can I put it back in?
Then OK.' We use the Nomacorc
Select Bios on our short life-span
wines — things that aren't going
to be on the shelf longer than
a year or two, like fruit-forward
whites and rosés. We tend to use
the M.A. Silva natural corks on our
reds. Consumer perception is still
such that we need real corks in
anything costing more than $20."
ing plant that was built because
the company wanted to eliminate
cork taint by improving the produc-
tion process. We use synthetics
from Nomacorc. Its new Select
Bios are very nice. They're totally
natural, made from sugar cane,
p o l y e t h y l e n e - b a s e d p o l y m e r s
derived from the cane sugar. Coca-
Cola and a number of other com-
panies are using this plant-based
plastic. It's a very green product,
and there's no cork taint at all.
FIGURING COST
Shebl says, "Cost is always some-
thing that's considered, but it's most-
ly a concern when we're evaluating
the packing items [bottles, labels,
corks] of our mid-tiered wines. It's
a hyper-competitive segment where
margins are thin, and being off a few
cents here or there can turn into big
bucks if you aren't careful."
Webster adds, "Price was a
major factor in switching primarily
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