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Trier
Pickering Winery Supply is the American agent for the
century-old German cork supplier, Korkindustrie Trier. Respected
and admired in Europe, Trier selected PWS in 2005 to market
its natural corks in the U.S.
Trier is unique from its competitors in several ways:
• It sources corks from well-known medium sized producers
demanding their best corks for sensory analysis; cosmetics,
albeit important, are secondary.
• Corks are delivered punched out, but unwashed.
The washing is accomplished by Trier itself in a proprietary
machine that gently cleans and dries the corks in a closed
system that maintains the corks below 8% humidity, the level
where molds can grow. This washing also reduces the tannins
undesirable for Rieslings and other delicate wines.
• Holding 50,000 44mm corks, or 40,000 49mm corks,
each washing is a homogenized lot that undergoes the most
thorough SPME GC/MS analysis in the industry. A minimum
of 20 cork soaks of 10 corks each, often double in cases
of ambiguity, are analyzed and placed in two categories:
TOP and SELECT
• By statistical analysis of the results, combined
with trained staff that sniffs each soak, Trier can predict
with 98% accuracy the number of corks with the possibility
of TCA taint.
• Next, after coating and printing, Trier employees
sort though the corks eliminating obvious anomalies.
• Finally, the corks are packed in aluminum bags
dosed with SO2, as this is the safest way to transport corks,
and in addition, guarantees their moisture and sterility
for one year.
If you demand the best natural corks for your wine, you
need to look to Trier!
Click
here to visit the Trier website
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