Plastic corks do not have the same flexibility as real cork, and when cold they seem to stiffen further. They are also very difficult to remove with certain types of cork-pullers (especially the ...

Dear Carlos, You can't tell simply by looking at a bottle if the cork is natural or plastic (though once the foil is removed it's pretty easy to tell the difference). But remember, the type of cork ...

A HUGE boom in the use of plastic wine stoppers could spark a crash in the cork industry in less than 15 years, resulting in the disappearance of one of Europe's most valuable wildlife habitats ...

WINE producers are switching to plastic corks so fast that there is likely to be a crash in the price of natural cork within 15 years, threatening cork forests which are rich habitats for wildlife ...