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cork

This spongy material which comes from the bark of the cork tree has traditionally been used to seal wine bottles. The best cork is said to come from Portugal. Currently, there is a movement to turn to man-made materials to replace cork due to the shortage...

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Cork Quality Council

Because world-wide concern with the perceived degradation of cork quality had a tremendous impact on the cork industry, a group of U.S. cork suppliers founded the Cork Quality Council (CQC) in 1992. Its mission was to improve the quality of corks at the source,...

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corked

Wines which have the smell of wood "dry-rot" resulting from a defective cork are given this term.

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corky

A term applied to wines which have an unpleasant odor imparted by a defective cork.

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corpse

French term for the "body" or richness of a wine.

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corredor

Spanish for wine broker.

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