Re: Corks

Betreff: Re: Corks

Datum: 2006-11-19 16:38:54
Absender:  "Colin Hills"

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I guess it won't do the environment any good if I send the huge bag of
corks I have collected over the past two years to your recycling plant
in San Francisco! There is some where in Stuttgart that does recycle
cork but have yet to find it so my bad gets larger by the week!!!
Cheers,
Colin
Germany

On 11/15/06, RMundie@aol.com <RMundie@aol.com> wrote:
> This is my first communication to the group. Let me say I have appreciated
> the information and comments that wein-plus members have offered each other.
>
> Once a cork tree is stripped, it takes a long time for it to replenish
> itself. Cork trees don't grow everywhere and cork is in short supply. What to do?
>
> On a winery tour this past weekend, I learned that the corks for some of
> Napa Valley's méthode champenoise sparking wines are made partly from recycled
> cork. Here in San Francisco, our recycling firm collects corks (along with
> recyclable metal and paper) and sends them back to the wineries.
>
> Roberta
>
>
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