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Red Leight and ZORK Go Hollywood (51 KB)San Francisco, CA December 14, 2009 — Red Leight Rosé and its revolutionary ZORK closure have become new favorites of Hollywood’s boutique club scene, according to the Red Leight brand’s creator, Howard Leight. |
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Australian Wine Launches Innovation to solve Common Challenge: A solution to a common challenge faced by Australian Sparkling wine drinkers is now solved.
Mike Supple reviews ZORK SPK, check his blog out here.
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All Pop & No Shock (149 KB)An Australian company has developed an all-in-one, resealable sparkling wine closure that eliminates the need for both cork and muselet but retains the ‘pop’ associated with the celebratory wine. |
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The Times Tribune Online, Few people get in twist over screw caps (386 KB)
Fewer people get in twist over screw caps. More people than ever are untwisting, rather than uncorking wines. One of the most frequent questions I get — along with questions about ice wine and Mad Dog — is how I feel about screw caps.
Written by Dave Falchek/Staff Writer |
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Convenient closure tops Red Knot Wines (12 KB)Red Knot Wine produced by South Australian vintner McLaren Vale and distributed by Seattle-based Precept Wine Brands uses unique "ZORK" closures manufactured by Zork USA to help distinguish its product in the fiercely competitive wine marketplace. The closures are made by Zork USA, a division of Portola Packaging, Inc. (www.portpack.com) |
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Wines and Vines (US) Finding Closure by Jamie Goode (113 KB)So, you've made your wine, and it's time to start thinking about bottling it. Which closure are you going to use? It's an important
decision, but it's also becoming an increasingly complicated one. Of course it used to be easy, because the only decision that
needed making was what grade of natural cork you could afford for each product. Now, if anything, there's too much choice,
with very little information save for the varying claims of closure manufacturers and salespeople. |
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Cure for the Common Wine (38 KB)NAPA, Calif., June 24 -- Be a'Mused' with creative blends and innovative design and packaging for the 2006 vintage of Muse wines! All 3 are just released and will be available in major markets soon. |
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Some thoughts on closures by Jamie Goode (114 KB)I'm stiff. Stiffer than stiff. I played cricket for the wine trade team on Wednesday (first game of the season for me), and came away stiff
after bowling seven overs and running between the wickets for a while, as well as acting as a substitute fielder for the other side. And
then I went and spent two hours in the nets last night. The result is that today I feel about 83 years old. |
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Standing out is easy. (113 KB)The US is one of the world's most challenging wine markets in the world. Finding a competitive advantage that helps positively connect abrand with consumers in a crowded marketplace is one of the keys to success. |
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Cellar Doors by Dave Pahl (1668 KB)
Creating a memorable and significant cellar door experience and engaging customers through a meaningful mailing list can be the key to a guaranteed income stream, better margins and a stronger brand. |
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Kiwi's take up Aussie know how (160 KB)Red Knot's John Davey says ZORK is a poing of difference that provides appeal for some people. "ZORK is a closure that helps the bottle stand out and is very practical from a consumer and winemaking point of view." |
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The future of cork (107 KB)The world's southern-most winery is singing the praise's of the of the world's newest bottling device, ZORK. |
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Red Leight and ZORK Go Hollywood (51 KB)San Francisco, CA December 14, 2009 — Red Leight Rosé and its revolutionary ZORK closure have become new favorites of Hollywood’s boutique club scene, according to the Red Leight brand’s creator, Howard Leight. |
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ZORK adds to wine bottle closure debate (121 KB)Zork is a new entry trying to make an inroad into the industry. Its custom caps, or "closures," can be found on McLauren Vale, Australia-based Red Knot, imported by Seattle-based Precept Wine Brands. Red Knot officials said Zork "seals like a screw cap and pops like a cork" also allowing the wine to age. |
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