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Word: ecrepont (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2009-2009
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...market, from the cork by Cortex Company, which has a silicon disk fixed to its bottom to prevent contact with wine, to the Mytik Diamant composite cork. "Our clients don't want to take risks anymore with traditional corks that may be tainted," says Benoît Ecrepont, director-general of Sibel, Mytik Diamant's manufacturer. By employing compressed, heated CO2 in a process similar to the decaffeination of coffee, the unwanted molecules are extracted from natural cork to make it "99.99%" TCA-free. In the three years since its release, Ecrepont says, Mytik Diamant has captured nearly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Party Over for the Champagne Cork? | 5/17/2009 | See Source »

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