you can see visual evidence of the wine on the cork itself. Is this possible with synthetic corks, or would you have to see the leakage under the foil covering? —David, Clifton, N.J. Dear David, Had ...

But that's not the case here. It's a smokescreen when producers hide behind traditionalism: "We don't know how well these synthetic corks or screw caps hold up over time." Actually, with screw caps we ...

The global wine corks market size was valued at USD 22.25 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach from USD 23.90 billion in ...

Picture: Dan Linehan Three prisoners fell ill and one had to be hospitalised after a suspected overdose of the dangerous synthetic drug spice at Cork Prison. It’s believed the illicit substance ...

Wine corks are traditionally manufactured from cork (bark of the cork oak), but synthetic materials have been employed in recent decades. Expected alternative wine closures include glass stoppers ...