This cork stopper adapts to standard bottles and combines practicality with sustainability, preserving all the advantages of cork. Amorim Cork relaunches Helix, the ergonomically disruptive natural cork closure that combines the convenience of twist opening with the authenticity, ritual, and sustainability of traditional cork. First introduced in 2013, Helix has surpassed 50 million units sold globally and is now available in an updated version compatible with all bottles featuring an 18.5mm neck (CETIE model), expanding its versatility across markets and wine styles. Helix was developed to address evolving consumer behavior while preserving the elements that define the wine experience. The closure opens without a corkscrew, yet retains the unmistakable “pop” of natural cork—maintaining the opening ritual consumers associate with quality and celebration. Its twist-and-pop design allows bottles to be easily reclosed, supporting fractional consumption and helping preserv

The conversations I have about quality tend to focus on red wine. This is especially true in California, where Napa Cabs have historically garnered high prices, followed up by Coastal Pinot noirs and red Rhones. Honestly, in most places I’ve been where the climate allows for ripening red grapes, the reds are the main event with the whites being more of a warm-up act or even an afterthought. As a result, we know a lot about how to grow red grapes for quality – and less about how to grow whites. Consumer tastes are shifting though, and the big reds of yore are taking a back seat. Drinkers want lower alcohol wines with a lighter style and wineries are taking fewer risks with wine they can turn around in under a year. As a result, white varieties are in hot demand. If you’re a grower who can’t sell your grapes, you may very well be considering grafting some of your reds over to white.  So how do you grow a good white? In many ways whites are harder than their r

2022 ASEV Keynote Speaker to Present on the Interplay Between Biology and Environment During Fruit Ripening in Vitis Vinifera

DAVIS, Calif., May 17, 2022….Dr. Simone D. Castellarin, an Associate Professor in the Wine Research Centre at The University of British Columbia in Canada, will be the keynote speaker for […]

Sonoma County Winemaker Seeks Zero-Tolerance Policy for Sexual Assault and Harassment: In a bid to improve the treatment of women in Sonoma County’s wine industry, an influential female winemaker has drafted a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault and harassment and is calling on trade groups representing wineries and grape growers across the county to adopt it in a unanimous show of support for women working in wine... The post Afternoon Brief, April 19th appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/04/19/afternoon-brief-1846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1846 Published Date:Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:38:20 +0000