Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Standard, the quarterly newsletter of Australian membrane cork company ProCork. The newsletter has been designed to keep you up to date with all the latest news on ProCork as well as updates on some of the major developments in the global closure and wine industry. We are always interested in feedback from the industry and would encourage you to drop us an e-mail if you have any questions.

Regards

Dr Gregor Christie
Chief Executive Officer
ProCork

UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS

Oct 3-6
Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Royal Adelaide Showground

Oct 11-14
Hyatt National Riesling Challenge
Hyatt Hotel, Canberra

Oct 28
Australian Small Winemakers Show
Exhibition Centre, Canberra

Oct 30 – Nov 4
Mudgee Wine Show
Mudgee

Nov 5-8
International Wine Tourism Conference
Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River

SPOTLIGHT TURNS ON SCREWCAPS
While the industry-wide incidence of cork-derived taint continues to fall the spotlight has now turned to the problems affecting wines sealed with screwcaps, according to a survey conducted at this year International Wine Challenge.
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CORK AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Three-quarters of the western Mediterranean’s cork oak forests could be lost within ten years, threatening an economic and environmental crisis, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report.
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The environmental benefits of cork have been trumpeted by a wide range of organisations, but none has spoken louder or for longer then the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). The RSPB website is a fountain of knowledge on the global benefit of the world’s cork oak forests.
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PROCORK COMES UP TRUMPS AGAIN
New tests by the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) have confirmed Australian membrane cork ProCork is the best performing wine bottle closure across a range of key indicators. The study, which tested three-year-old wine, also revealed the lack of permeability of screwcap closures makes wine prone to a chemical reaction known as reduction.
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THE WORLD OF FINE WINE UPDATED
One of the world’s best wine magazines - The World of Fine Wine - has updated its website to match the quality of the magazine. The magazine contains some of the most thought–provoking writing on wine today and as UK wine writer Jamie Goode put it “there's no other magazine that takes such an informed, in-depth and intellectually stimulating approach to wine”.
Visit www.finewinemag.com.
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