Ep. 25: Natural Cork vs. Other Closures

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In this episode of the drinks and destinations podcast hosts Rojita and Sameera talk about the caps and closures industry. Different options such as natural cork, screw caps, synthetic corks, glass closures etc. and the kind of impact they have on a bottle of wine. Rojita speaks to Carlos de Jesus, Marketing Director of the leading global natural cork producing company Amorim, Portugal in the D D chat segment. And in the Wine 101 segment, the hosts share tips on how to identify wine faults and the different kinds of faults that you may find in wine. So next time when someone asks you if you can tell whether a wine is corked or oxidized, you know where you got your answers from. Hit play and listen to the episode here for more such wine knowledge. Do write to us on drinksanddestinationsgmail.com. This is an IVM Production for more such awesome podcasts on the go, download the IVM Podcasts app on Google Play: https://goo.gl/bI1toI and on iOS: https://goo.gl/9UhnGd Or come find us: Website: Indusvox.com Facebook: https://goo.gl/P130uw Twitter: https://goo.gl/7P7Uec Instagram: https://goo.gl/qH3PHmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode of the drinks and destinations podcast hosts Rojita and Sameera talk about the caps and closures industry. Different options such as natural cork, screw caps, synthetic corks, glass closures etc. and the kind of impact they have on a...
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