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#320157 06/06/07 08:10 PM
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Hi,

A friend of mine who visits Portugal often tells me that Portugal supplies the world with cork for wine bottles. She says that the demand has been so great the cork trees have not had a chance to grow, that's why a lot of vintners have switched to plastic or screw top bottles.

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She's right about the cork trees growing there, but we noticed a lot less cork being harvested when we were there last month. It could be that the synthetic "corks" are cheaper to produce -- I'm not sure if that's why vintners are switching or if cork's in short supply. One interesting thing, though, is that in Portugal they use very thin sheets of cork to make handbags and totes -- very attractive.

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I'll remember to look at the handbags & totes when I go to Portugal. My friend tells me that leather gloves are also a bargain there. What is the story on the colorful roosters? My friend has several of them in various places around her house. Are they supposed to bring goog luck?

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Also keep in mind that "cork taint", which is cork corrupted with TCA a compound that appears in wood materials, ruins 5% of all bottled wine. Makers switched to screw top or plastic in order to avoid the loss on that 5%.

Also on the cork topic - have you seen these beautiful and unusual patterns of cork that people use in ceilings - swirled cork patterns. Gorgeous, and they keep reverberant sound levels down.


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