Nomacorc Archives | Palate Press

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With vineyards located inside a World Wildlife Preserve in Sicily, Gorghi Tondi’s owners are focused on sustainable and organic agriculture. Even the "cork" is 100% recyclable: Nomacorc's zero carbon footprint line, made from sugar cane. These grapes are grown around Lake Preola, very close to the Mediterranean coast in Western Read More

A New Entry in the “Which is Greener Debate:” How Does Nomacorc Rank?

Erika Szymanski

Features

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A little over two years ago, I wrote a piece for Palate Press entitled “Screw cap vs. Cork: Which is Greener?” in which I compared what we know about the environmental impact of natural cork versus aluminum screw caps. Cork came out clearly on top, save for the strong and Read More

Privately Funded Wine Research: It’s About Disclosure

Erika Szymanski

Features

5 min read

Should we be worried about companies sponsoring wine-related research? In a word: no. I’m usually wary of research sponsored by private companies. Companies are likely to fund research designed to show their products in the best light. We know that privately-funded studies in medicine tend to have methodological issues, tend Read More

Glutathione, the secret to fruity wines (or one of them, anyway)

Remy Charest

Features Wine Spotlight

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One of the things a lot of people look for in wines – in particular young-drinking wines – is a good dose of clean, expressive fruit. Logically, a great number of winemakers seek to provide just that, in a precise and reliable manner. As they do so, one of the Read More

Live from the London Wine Fairs: A Study in Contrasts and Ideas About Branding

Remy Charest

Features

5 min read

Exploring the various parts of the wine world, from big brands to tiny artisanal producers, can be quite a study in contrasts. Shifting from the organic/biodynamic/natural wine fairs to the London International Wine Fair, yesterday, strongly illustrated those differences. The Real Wine Fair The Real Wine Fair and RAW Fair Read More

2017 Coste A Preola Grillo Biologico Sicilia IGT

A New Entry in the “Which is Greener Debate:” How Does Nomacorc Rank?

Privately Funded Wine Research: It’s About Disclosure

Glutathione, the secret to fruity wines (or one of them, anyway)

Live from the London Wine Fairs: A Study in Contrasts and Ideas About Branding

2019 Sassotondo Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana, Tuscany, Italy

2019 Red Electric “Alpine Lily” Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon

2017 Valle Dell’Acate ‘Il Moro’ Nero d’Avola, Sicily

2018 Notturno Drei Donà Romagna DOC Predappio Sangiovese

2019 Jordan Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County