tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post8233930320994940374..comments2023-03-22T08:04:31.667-06:00Comments on Colorado Wine Press: The best wine closure in the world?kschlachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810309689429676303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post-79050812206179538312011-11-14T11:36:18.122-07:002011-11-14T11:36:18.122-07:00Valery, thanks for the information. Interesting pr...Valery, thanks for the information. Interesting product.kschlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810309689429676303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post-76762929948162026722011-11-08T15:23:54.165-07:002011-11-08T15:23:54.165-07:00v.bogachev@ardeaseal.comv.bogachev@ardeaseal.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677155356733403823.post-27202197644116801912011-11-08T15:22:55.957-07:002011-11-08T15:22:55.957-07:00High-Tech Multi-component Closure for aging Wines...High-Tech Multi-component Closure for aging Wines<br /><br />Concept description<br /><br />The AS-Elite closure addresses and resolves the two defects that can affect a bottle of quality wine whether closed with cork,<br />cork derivatives or other stoppers:<br /><br />1. Corked wine<br />Tainting is a chemical contamination coming from the cork (generally TCA molecules). It is normally recognizable by the average<br />consumer (even if the detection threshold capability may vary significantly). The bad taste is attributed to the stopper, not to<br />the winemaker. This situation highlights alternatives to cork as a better solution. This aspect is obviously solved by definition by<br />AS-Elite.<br /><br />2. Organoleptic deviation<br />Open several bottles of the same wine (same vintage, same winery, same conditions). They will vary in terms of taste and smell,<br />showing an inconsistency of quality ranging from “tired” or acceptable to excellent. In the worst cases it may be reduced or<br />oxidized (the two extremes). This inconsistency is actually due to the stopper. The aging of quality wine in a glass bottle is a<br />chemical process (sequence of polymerizations) that requires oxygen.<br />The permeability of stoppers is measured as OTR-Oxygen Transfer Rate in cc of oxygen over the time unit of 24 hours.<br />Research shows that OTR properties of cork stoppers can vary from 1 to 15 times and demonstrate a loss in terms of structural<br />consistency and performance uniformity when compared to 30- or 40-year-old cork.<br />Conclusion: The only variable that differentiates the bottles coming from the same batch is the OTR property of the closure.<br />AS-Elite uniform and consistent propertiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com