Re: Mediterranean Cork Oak Forests at Stake in Wine Closure Battle
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:13 am
"Zero TCA complaints in four years regarding "technical" (twin-end) corks, and fewer than 1 complaint in 1 million with natural corks."
Robin, I may be missing something on Amorim's website or news releases or press releases. Do you know where Amorim makes these claims? Much of their public stuff is much more nuanced -- see for example
http://www.corkfacts.com/contpges/faqsmain.htm#top
The most specific claim I've seen is made by the company itself: "Random sensory testing of Amorim corks in 1997 revealed that from a sample of 24,000 corks fewer than half a percentage point (0.48%) were defective. Amorim's goal is to reduce this number to zero."
A December 2005 release announced:
Rosa makes Twin Top? even better
The performance of Amorim's Twin Top® technical cork has been enhanced by the application of the ROSA steam distillation treatment, Amorim's proprietary TCA-extraction process introduced in late 2003.
Gas chromatography analyses of commercial shipments by independent laboratories over the past 12 months have confirmed a significant improvement in the already strong performance of Twin Top®.
***
"ROSA Evolution, the next generation of Amorim’s breakthrough steam distillation technology is now in the final stages of development. It promises to be even more effective than the original ROSA treatment in extracting TCA from cork. ROSA currently reduces releasable TCA by around 80 per cent.
It is also more efficient, which will help keep treatment and end-product costs down.
When combined with other measures to screen out contaminated raw material and avoid contamination during processing, Amorim is confident ROSA Evolution will reduce TCA in Amorim’s corks to below detectable levels."
http://www.corkfacts.com/publications/2 ... 9pge03.htm
Am I missing an official Amorim claim somewhere?
(I don't doubt the accuracy of your reporting, Robin; what you've written here is totally consistent with what you wrote on your return from your visit there. Unless I'm not doing a very good job of research, though, your report seems much more positive than Amorim is willing to commit to itself officially.)
(As a general comment, Amorim could do itself a great deal of good if it would tell a consistent story on all of its public literature. Much of its literature reflects the old "it's not the cork's fault" and the "natural" environmental claims. And, even its claims of spending $6 million a year on research are poorly written -- it appears that this number covers research and quality control in areas other than wine closures.)
Regards, Bob
Robin, I may be missing something on Amorim's website or news releases or press releases. Do you know where Amorim makes these claims? Much of their public stuff is much more nuanced -- see for example
http://www.corkfacts.com/contpges/faqsmain.htm#top
The most specific claim I've seen is made by the company itself: "Random sensory testing of Amorim corks in 1997 revealed that from a sample of 24,000 corks fewer than half a percentage point (0.48%) were defective. Amorim's goal is to reduce this number to zero."
A December 2005 release announced:
Rosa makes Twin Top? even better
The performance of Amorim's Twin Top® technical cork has been enhanced by the application of the ROSA steam distillation treatment, Amorim's proprietary TCA-extraction process introduced in late 2003.
Gas chromatography analyses of commercial shipments by independent laboratories over the past 12 months have confirmed a significant improvement in the already strong performance of Twin Top®.
***
"ROSA Evolution, the next generation of Amorim’s breakthrough steam distillation technology is now in the final stages of development. It promises to be even more effective than the original ROSA treatment in extracting TCA from cork. ROSA currently reduces releasable TCA by around 80 per cent.
It is also more efficient, which will help keep treatment and end-product costs down.
When combined with other measures to screen out contaminated raw material and avoid contamination during processing, Amorim is confident ROSA Evolution will reduce TCA in Amorim’s corks to below detectable levels."
http://www.corkfacts.com/publications/2 ... 9pge03.htm
Am I missing an official Amorim claim somewhere?
(I don't doubt the accuracy of your reporting, Robin; what you've written here is totally consistent with what you wrote on your return from your visit there. Unless I'm not doing a very good job of research, though, your report seems much more positive than Amorim is willing to commit to itself officially.)
(As a general comment, Amorim could do itself a great deal of good if it would tell a consistent story on all of its public literature. Much of its literature reflects the old "it's not the cork's fault" and the "natural" environmental claims. And, even its claims of spending $6 million a year on research are poorly written -- it appears that this number covers research and quality control in areas other than wine closures.)
Regards, Bob