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Working with the wine industry across the world , Cork Supply operates production facilities in the United States , Europe , Australia , Argentina , China and South Africa , and provides services to wineries in more than 30 countries .

While newer closure solutions have been introduced , cork remains the material of choice for stoppers of quality wines . Protecting wine from oxidation at the same time as allowing the transfer of oxygen suitable for ageing , cork ’ s natural properties make it a desirable commodity , conveniently delivered by Mother Nature .

However , Cork Supply has applied modern , innovative practices to the screening of corks , resulting in increasingly high standards of quality , performance , and reliability . Indeed , being a leader in the fields of investigation , development and innovation is a source of pride for the business . Every day its teams are driven to develop new ways of improving upon its products and services , to guarantee customer satisfaction .

... if any customers receive a cork taint claim on any bottle sealed with a DS100 natural cork , it will buy the bottle back for the retail release price of the wine

This level of quality is a huge advantage for businesses choosing to work with Cork Supply . The company can provide a host of additional benefits , including supplying traceability from forest to bottle , purchasing high quality raw material directly from the forest , sampling and analyzing the raw material directly in the forest and utilizing the most advanced boiling equipment in the industry , to name a few .

A major innovation offered by Cork Supply is its TCA screening technology , DS100 and DS100 +. TCA is an acronym for the chemical compound 2,4,6-trichloroanisole , which is responsible for the aromas and flavors that can be referred to as ‘ corkiness ’ in wine . Introduced in 2011 , to this day Cork Supply ’ s DS100 service continues to be unique in the market . When choosing DS100 corks , 100 percent of a customer ’ s natural corks are inspected for off aromas , including TCA , using Cork Supply ’ s non-destructive dry soak method . Furthermore , every cork in a DS100 order is inspected by three trained sensory specialists . If one of these trained specialists should detect an off aroma , the cork is rejected .

Such is Cork Supply ’ s confidence in its DS100 service , that if any customers receive a cork taint claim on any bottle sealed with a DS100 natural cork , it will buy the bottle back for the retail release price of the wine .

Seeing incredible success from DS100 encouraged Cork Supply to continue to innovate in this area , leading to DS100 +. This technology automatically detects

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