Word: corks
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...Before getting a Ph.D in modern French history at Harvard, Cork-born Livesey studied philosophy and history at the National University of Ireland, where he said that he “slipped into French history” via philosophy...
Elegance without arrogance is the mantra at Capella Castlemartyr in County Cork, Ireland, which opened in early August on 220 lush, wooded acres (90 hectares). With 100 rooms, "our approach is that of a small country hotel," says general manager Peter Bowling. Except that this one has dozens of private assistants who can arrange shark fishing for the adventurous. But if you just want to take a walk, that's fine too. They'll lend you a pair of Wellington boots to keep your feet dry and send the hotel's two Irish setters, Earl and Countess, with...
...wildly successful $2 Charles Shaw wines is wary. Despite the fact that the bottle is the most expensive component of the super-cheapo wine sold exclusively at crunchy consumer haven Trader Joe's, Two Buck Chuck maker Fred Franzia says he'd never abandon the romance of glass and cork...
Players in the wine industry say cork producers are delivering a better product today than they were 10 years ago. "Everybody would agree there's been an improvement," says Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Wine Growers, where 90% of the domestic market is screwcapped. But, he says, business is business. "I think if the cork forests need to be protected, it's through protecting the cork forests - not forcing wine producers to buy a particular type of closure...
...cork industry, which still dominates the world wine market - cork stoppers are atop 80% of wine bottles - disagrees. Amorim's De Jesus says that because so much of the cork industry?s revenue comes from stoppers, the whole production line would break down without the stopper business. And if the industry chain breaks down, so does forest management. Amorim was the first stopper company to become FSC-certified, and the company believes that the promotion of cork as a naturally sustainable product will turn consumers onto the fact that buying their bottle of wine for dinner could leave a positive...