About this episode
Why do we use a specific kind of tree-bark tissue to seal up 70 percent of wine bottles? Zachary Crockett takes a sniff and gives the waiter a nod. SOURCES: Carlos De Jesus , director of communications at Amorim Cork. RESOURCES: " This Ancient Material Is Displacing Plastics and Creating a Billion-Dollar Industry ," by Marta Vidal ( The Washington Post, 2024). " Troubled Times For Wine In 2023: Global Production And Consumption Shrinking ," by Per and Britt Karlsson ( Forbes, 2024). " Three Studies Take A Look At Various Wine Bottle Closure Preferences ," by Thomas Pellechia ( Forbes, 2019). " How Millennials (Almost) Killed the Wine Cork ," by John Gifford ( The Atlantic, 2016). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.