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To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle

Catégorie: Romans et littérature, Romans policiers et polars, Sciences, Techniques et Médecine
Auteur: George Eliot
Éditeur: Gregory Bernarda, Simon Hugo
Publié: 2017-08-26
Écrivain: Darril Gibson, J.A. Huss
Langue: Suédois, Roumain, Japonais
Format: Livre audio, eBook Kindle

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To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and ... - 3.85 · Rating details · 152 ratings · 27 reviews. Explores the controversy about corking and wine-bottle sealing that has spawned a heated debate throughout the oenological community, tracing the history of the cork while evaluating the merits and shortcomings of other seal contenders. Title: To Cork or Not to Cork.

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Customer reviews: To Cork or Not To Cork ... - This is a fascinating book, written by George Taber author of Judgment of Paris: California vs France, about the attempts to substitute screw-tops and synthetic corks for natural corks for sealing wine bottles.

To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and ... - Cork, a structurally unique substance used for sealing bottles since the Roman Empire, replaced olive oil centuries ago, but cork is not a perfect solution to the vexing problem of protecting wine: between 3 and 5 percent is tainted with a noxious chemical compound that can ruin an otherwise perfect bottle. The debate about whether or not to continue using cork has torn through the multibillion dollar wine industry, pitting traditionalists against innovators, cork farmers against scientists ...

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To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and ... - While cork's enemies urge people to throw off the old and embrace new closures, millions of wine drinkers around the world are still in love with the romance of the cork and the ceremony of opening a bottle. With a thorough command of history, science, winemaking, and marketing, Taber examines all sides of the debate. Along the way, he collects a host of great characters and pivotal moments in the production, storage, and consumption of wine, and paints a truly satisfying portrait ...

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