Provides Winemakers with More Choices for Their Wine Programs  MODESTO, Calif.  (January 19, 2023) – Diam Bouchage, the leading manufacturer of technical cork closures for still wines, sparkling wines and spirits, has introduced new permeability options for its popular DIAM 10 and DIAM 30 corks designed to provide winemakers with more choices for their wine programs.   The new closures can be viewed at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, January 25-26, at the Diam booth, #538.  “Oxygen management is critical for winemaking, so Diam offers a wide range of products with different oxygen ingress rates (OIR) and oxygen transfer rates (OTR) for our Diam 2, 3, 5 and Origine by Diam corks.  However, winemakers have been asking for a cork option with higher OTRs and this solution will provide them with a brand-new tool to consistently age wines after bottling,” said Dimitri Tixador, director of permeability at the Diam Bouchage&

Diam is the global leader in manufacturing technical corks and known for their product performance of clean and consistent corks with control choices of ageability. Their latest innovation, Mytik Diam 10, was showcase at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium and Francois Margot, Sales Director, Diam North America explains why it’s a significant innovation for premium sparkling wines. “Our new Mytik Diam 10 is a sparkling cork made for long aging. Of course, we always guarantee a high level of neutrality with non-detectable levels of compounds like TCA, TBA and other anysoles, and we also guarantee consistency for our whole range of corks,” says Margot. “The innovation is in the mechanical performance and oxygen management that allows us to guarantee aging for 10 years.” Diam offers technical corks for still wines ranging from Diam 2 to Diam 30 with the number indicating the aging guarantee, but the Mytik range of sparkling wine corks previously only i

Mytik Diam 10 was Developed Specifically for Premium Sparkling Wines  MODESTO, Calif. (September 1, 2021) – DIAM Bouchage, the global leader in manufacturing technical corks, is introducing its latest innovation, Mytik Diam 10, designed specifically for premium sparkling wines.  This latest innovation from DIAM comes after four years of research and development of  a closure that would best control the oxygen transfer rate to allow for better aging for premium sparkling wines and champagnes.  “We had been hearing from our premium sparkling wine customers of the need for a cork with a longer lifespan which was the genesis for the Mytik Diam 10,” said Dimitri Tixador, permeability manager, R&D DIAM Bouchage.  He added, “The longer a cork lasts, the more its permeability must be controlled.  Mytik Diam 10 allows for improved preservation of CO2 pressure over time giving the winemaker more control throughout the process.”

DIAM Bouchage Launches New Closures for Growing Sparkling Wine Market

Mytik Diam 10 was Developed Specifically for Premium Sparkling Wines MODESTO, Calif. (September 1, 2021) – DIAM Bouchage, the global leader in manufacturing technical corks, is introducing its latest innovation, Mytik Diam 10, designed specifically for premium sparkling wines.  This latest innovation from DIAM comes after four years of research and development of  a closure that […]

New Facility in Response to Demand from Premium, Small Lot Brands MODESTO, Calif. (July 7, 2021) – To better serve its premium small lot brands on the North Coast, G3 Enterprises has announced the opening of a new DIAM® cork facility in Napa.   “We are opening this new DIAM® facility specifically to meet the growing demand from our premium and small lot winemakers in the immediate region. While it will initially open on a smaller scale, the Napa facility will provide high-quality printing with our newest laser printing and ink options,” said Mihailo Panovich, vice president of sales at G3 Enterprises.  He added, “Being local is very important to us and we want to be close to our customers who will now have the option to pick up their order if they wish or have it delivered.” Laser printing delivers high-end precision artwork on both the side and the ends of the cork with more flexibility on production.  The Napa printing facili