The world’s ﬁ rst natural cork with a non-detectable TCA ... · screwcaps - are unable to match natural cork’s remarkable qualities and render wines more prone to wine faults

*releasable TCA content at or below the 0.5 ng/L quantifi cation limit; analysis performed in accordance to ISO

The world’s fi rst natural cork with a non-detectable TCA guarantee*

*releasable TCA content at or below the 0.5 ng/L quantifi cation limit; analysis performed in accordance to ISO

**OTR values established according to the method described in “Lopes, P.; Saucier, C.; Glories, Y. Nondestructive colorimetric method

to determine the oxygen di! usion rate through closures used in winemaking”. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005, 53, 6967-6973

(1) Deviation with regard to reference sample

Stopper sampling methods as per ISO 2859 standard - Cork Products

Please always check the most updated version of the technical sheet of the product you are using as the manufacturer reserves its right to implement product changes without prior notice.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE USERS—

Selection and Storage of Cork Stoppers:

Amorim can calculate the required cork diameter by

studying the internal profi le of the bottleneck, the

characteristics of the wine and the corking conditions.

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Order your cork stoppers for immediate use. These cork

stoppers should be used within six months of the date of

manufacture.

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Store the cork stoppers in their original packaging, in a

well-ventilated room with controlled temperature between

15ºC and 25ºC and 50% to 70% humidity.

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Do not leave boxes and/or bags open with surplus cork

stoppers.

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Corking Conditions:

Ensure any dust is removed before corking.

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Ensure the cork is compressed smoothly, to

a diameter no less than 15,5 mm.

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Ensure insertion of the cork is as quick as possible.

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For standard bottlenecks, the cork should be inserted to 1

mm below the top of the neck.

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Minimise moisture on the inside of the bottleneck.

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Headspace at 20ºC should be at least 15 mm.

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Don’t leave the cork stoppers in the feeder as to avoid

dust.

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Always use stoppers with a surface treatment suitable for

the type of beverage, bottling process and selected bottle.

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Vacuum must be created in order to prevent internal

pressures.

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Equipment Maintenance:

Maintain the corker jaws free of nicks and signs of wear.

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Ensure proper alignment of plunger and location ring.

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Ensure corking machine operates smoothly, especially

during compression.

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Clean all cork-handling surfaces regularly with chlorine-

free products.

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Ensure the equipment is suited for the cork and bottle

used.

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Storage and Transport of Wine:

After bottling, the bottles should be kept in an upright

position for at least 10 minutes.

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Ideal bottle storage conditions are 12º-18ºC

at 50-70% humidity.

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Keep the wine cellar free of insects.

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Bottles should be transported in an upright position.

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The product must not be stored in a location exposed to

sunlight, heated environment and in direct contact with the

ground.

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TESTS

LENGTH (l)

DIAMETER (d)

OVALISATION

MOISTURE

EXTRACTION FORCE

PEROXIDE CONTENT

DUST CONTENT

2, 4, 6 - TRICHLOROANISOLE (TCA)

VISUAL GRADE (1)

60 MONTHS

36 MONTHS

24 MONTHS

PHYSICAL — MECHANICAL

CHEMICAL

VISUAL

OTR**(Oxygen Transfer Rate)

l ± 1,0 mm

d ± 0,5 mm

≤ 0,7 mm

4% — 8%

20 — 40 daN

≤ 0,1 mg/stopper

≤ 3 mg/ stopper

< 0,5 ng/L*

Reference ≥ -5%

2,8 mg/stopper

2,7 mg/stopper

2,6 mg/stopper

CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFICATIONS

05/2016 www.amorimcork.com | [email protected]

Amorim is proud to unveil NDtech — an

individualized quality control screening

technology for natural cork stoppers that

delivers the world’s first natural cork

with a non-detectable

TCA guarantee*.

The world’s

best wine stopper

just got better

Food Standards

All Amorim & Irmãos, S.A. products comply with existing regulations and legislation (European and

FDA — Food and Drug Administration) for products in contact with food.

The world’s first natural cork with a non-detectable TCA guarantee*

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Amorim is proud to unveil NDtech — an individualized

quality control screening technology for natural cork

stoppers that delivers the world’s first natural cork with

a non-detectable TCA guarantee*.

This ground-breaking achievement offers the best of both

worlds.

Winemakers can now use the supreme guardian for wine –

natural cork – with an unprecedented quality control level

that effectively eliminates the risk of cork taint, by ensuring

that if any TCA remains present in the cork it is below the

detection threshold of 0.5 nanograms/litre*.

This cutting-edge screening technology is complemented

by Amorim’s existing preventive, curative and quality control

methods, including its patented ROSA Evolution treatment

machines that are used during the production process of all

natural corks and applied in conjunction with the NDtech

screening technology.

Winemakers rely on Amorim’s dedication to supplying the

world’s best stoppers. NDtech is the latest step in this

ongoing commitment.

*releasable TCA content below the 0.5 ng/L quantification limit; analysis performed in accordance to ISO 20752.

THE WORLD’S BEST WINE STOPPER JUST GOT BETTER

GUARANTEED EXCELLENCE

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Individualized quality

control for natural

cork stoppers

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THE PREMIUM PERFORMANCE OF NATURAL CORK AS THE BEST GUARDIAN FOR THE FINEST WINES DEPENDS UPON PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THIS GIFT FROM NATURE

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The world’s first natural cork

with a non-detectable

TCA guarantee*

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PRESERVING THEINTEGRITY OFCORK AND WINE

Artificial closures - such as plastic stoppers or aluminium

screwcaps - are unable to match natural cork’s remarkable

qualities and render wines more prone to wine faults such

as oxidation and reduction, respectively.

But as with any other product, cork is potentially subject to

maladies, in particular the eventual presence of the naturally

occurring chemical compound TCA (2, 4, 6-Trichloroanisole)

that may arise in many other contexts, including drinking

water, coffee, beer, vegetables, fruit, wood and soil.

Through advances in scientific knowledge and technological

innovation, it has been possible to progressively eliminate

the presence of TCA in cork.

Amorim, the world’s leading cork producer, has stood at the

forefront of this process, through application of rigorous

production standards and certified quality control methods

that follow the same statistically-relevant sampling protocol

used by the U.S. Armed Forces.

No wine stopper producer has ever before been able to

ensure a quality control procedure for natural cork stoppers

that both fosters the elimination of TCA to sub-threshold

levels and then individually confirms that each cork meets

this standard.

You can’t beat natural cork when choosing the best seal for

a fine wine. Natural cork’s elasticity ensures an inviolable

seal, while its cellular structure harbours a unique mixture

of oxygen and complex phenolic compounds that enables

wines to age correctly in the bottle, reinforcing their anti-

oxidant properties and delivering the distinctive qualities

that wine lovers appreciate throughout the world.

NDtech is the latest step in this process and constitutes

the ultimate technology to combat TCA, based on the

deployment of fast chromatography to deliver the world’s

first natural cork with a non-detectable TCA guarantee*.

The level of precision necessary to meet this standard is

astounding, given that 0.5 nanograms/litre is equivalent of

one drop of water in 800 Olympic-size swimming pools.

Against the backdrop of growing market consolidation of

cork as the preferred closure for fine wines, NDtech will

revolutionise the wine packaging sector.



In the wake of a 5-year, €10 million R&D investment, Amorim

is now offering a premium quality control technology —

NDtech — that delivers the world’s first natural cork with

a non-detectable TCA guarantee*.

NDtech individually tests each wine cork for TCA, using

unprecedented fast chromatography technology developed

through a partnership between Amorim and a specialist firm

based in Cambridge, UK.

The new fast chromatography machine can analyse each

cork in seconds, thus shattering the previous testing times in

existing chromatography machines that typically require up

to 14 minutes for each batch of corks.

The high-precision screening technology can detect any

cork with more than 0.5 nanograms of TCA per litre* (parts

per trillion), which will be automatically removed from the

supply chain.

As a result, all corks processed via NDtech are

non-detectable TCA guaranteed*.

TRUSTED GUARDIANSHIP

NATURAL CORK IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR THE WORLD’S BEST WINES

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New high-precision

technology

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Analyses each

cork in seconds

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Fax

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