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Corks

Popper Stopper

Producers use corks as stoppers for champagne and wine bottles because corks do not swell, absorb liquid, or allow for mold or mildew growth.

Corks

Corks are made from the bark of cork oak trees (Quercus Suber L.), which grow in Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, France, Tunisia, and Italy.

These trees have a lifespan of 150 to 250 years. The highest-quality corks are made from trees in Portugal and Spain. 70% of all cork oak trees come from Portugal.

The cork bark is harvested by initially stripping it after 25 years. Then one-third of the cork bark is removed from the tree every 9 years.

Put a Cork in It

Corks have two distinct parts: The body (the part that has contact with the champagne) is made of two discs of premium cork. The head or sleeve (the part that has no contact with the champagne) is made of a cork agglomerate, or mash of lesser quality.

Jose Marc

Corks start out straight but develop their mushroom shape after being jammed into bottles. The traditional and final cork is added after the second fermentation.

Like capsules, corks have many distinctive markings.

Some inexpensive sparkling wines are changing to crown caps in lieu of corks.

My Cork Collection

Indicates design

ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0001	Sibel	Grand Vin De Champagne	2x	Pertois-Moriset
0002	9607		Col Di Luna Carpesica-Treviso
0003			Dom Perignon Vintage 1999
0004	Moet & Chandon	M & C	A246A363 Champagne
0005	Fortis Export	J	www.jwine.com
0006	Chandon	Chandon	www.chandon.com
0007	Suber Tap	(comet)	720
0008	Champagne Gosset 1584	Champ. Gosset	E1090
0009	A.O.C. Methode Ancestrale	(B/S same)
0010	A.B., I	Champ. Gaston Chiquet (PLASTIC INSERT)	IBC
0011	A.B. k	Grand Vin De Champ. (PLASTIC INSERT)	KBC 2002
0012	(plastic)
0013	L.F.	Champ. (comet)	1197, 1988
0014	A.B. B	Champ. Gaston Chiquet (PLASTIC INSERT)	BCI
0015	VCP	Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin	Champ. V33A
0016	Fortis Export	Krug Reims	Cham. Krug 1988
0017	Sibel		CH8
0018		Champ. (comet)	C093
0019		Grand Vin De Champagne	JHST
0020		Champ. (comet)	B4O
0021	Spark	Grand Vin De Champagne	IKS
0022	Oller Agglo Spain	Piper Sonoma	OS0207
0023	T (in a diamond)	Korbel
0024	Vi	Coin
0025	Sibel	Rose Brut	Laurant Perrier
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0026	Perrier Jouet	Perrier Jouet a Epernay	B891np
0027	SIB	Piper Sonoma	4606
0028	A.B.D.	Roederer	B404
0029	Mumm Cuvee Napa	Mumm Cuvee Napa	O1104
0030	G (in circle)	Cremant De Limoux	CA8
0031		Flaschengarung, Klassische	LVR4275150
0032	CSU		www.domainecarneros.com
0033	MytK	Varnier Fanniere	Diamant
0034	MP05-8
0035	extra	Gardet	CC7
0036	F.O.AGGLO SPAIN	GLORIA FERRER
0037	1007
0038			FRANCIACORTA D.O.C.G.
0039	S & Co.
0040	BAREFOOT BUBBLY
0041		CHAMPAGNE (comet)	90
0042	GANAU	CHAMPAGNE (comet)	2572
0042		LUIS PATO	VINHO ESPUMANTE
0043	C		3806
0044		DOMAIN STE MICHELLE
0045	PROSECCO CONEGLIANO VALOBBIADENE		SANTA MARGHERITA
0046
0047	RUINART	RUINART	H306A501
0048	MUNDIAL CORK
0049	GEHEIMRAT J	GEHEIMRAT J	RHEINGAU
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0050	OLLER EXTRA	LAURENT PERRIER	ROSE BRUT
0051	OLLER EXRTA	ROEDERER	CRYSTAL BRUT,
0052	FOLLER AGGLO SPAIN	KORBEL
0053	D - S	(ace of spades)	22F CHAMPAGNE
0054	CHAMP. POMMERY REIMS	C.P.R.	C. POMMERY
0055		MONOPOLE HEIDSIECK EPERNAY	CHAMP.
0056	MUMM REIMS	MUMM	CHAMPAGNE
0057			CONEGLIANO VALDOBBIADENE
0058	MOLINAS	PIERRE MONCUIT	CHAM 1996
0059	SIBEL		IF
0060	F.A.S.		DOMAIN	CARNEROS.COM
0061	CSU		GRUET
0062	CHAMPAGNE	(comet)	C41137
0063
0064		VEUVE CLICQUOT P.	G62C
0065	A.B.I	CHAMP. GRAND VIN (plastic plug)	ICB
0066	A.B.D	CHAMP. GRAND VIN (plastic plug)	DEJ
0067		SCHRAMSBURG V.	SCHRAMSBURG
0068	FOLLER AGGLO	DUMANSIN	1996
0069	G (in circle)	FLASCHEAGARUNG	WURTTEMBERG
0070	EL (in circle)	CREMANT D'ALSACE	7031
0071	BEAUMONT DES CRAYERES	B.D.C.	2007
0072	IDEAL	JACQUES SELOSSE	CHAMP.
0073	SUBER TAP	TRADITIONELLE	729
0074	SIBEL	CREMANT D'ALSACE	4C
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0075	PK (in circle)
0076	MOLDOVA	MOLDOVA	CRICOVA
0077	SUBER TAP	NAVERANE
0078	DC	GRAND VIN DE CHAMP.	F70
0079	BW02	GELDERMANN	RO
0080	DP	GRAND VIN DE CHAMP.	JP7172
0081		HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE	S7E2T
0082	A.B.I	A.GRATIEN	IDG
0083		IRON HOURSE
0084	S	CHAMP. (comet)
0085	AGGLO OLLER	ROEDERER	BLANC de BLANC
0086		GRAHAM BECK	METHODE CAP CLASSIQUE
0087	DEAL	J.SCHRAM	SCHRAMSBURG
0088	IDEAL	J.SCHRAM	SCHRAMSBURG
0089		JEAN PERNET	CHAMPAGNE
0090	IDEAL AGGLO	DEUTZ	DEUTZ
0091	MOLINAS	PIERRE MONCUIT	CHAM 1999
0092		SERGE MATHIEU	1998
0093	BRUNO PAILLARD	BRUNO PAILLARD	L6
0094		BRUNO PAILLARD
0095	SIBEL	(domaine canerous)
0096	APM	D
0097	10-06
0098			(Plastic)
0099	DIDIER HERBERT (plastic plug)	fcm
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0100		EGLY OURIET	O34
0101	POMMERY	POMMERY	POMMERY
0102	SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG		SCH. GOBELSBURG
0103	PIPER HEIDSIECK	PIPER HEIDSIECK	C. PIPER
0104	PIPER HEIDSIECK	PIPER HEIDSIECK	C. PIPER (JJ on top)
0105	FORTIS EXPORT	GRAND SIECLE	LA CUVEE
0106	A.B.F	VILMART	L0905
0107	A.B.Y.	VILMART	YBH
0109	(bowling pin set)	(comet)	Q0406
0110	A.B.F.	A.GRATIEN	CHAMPAGNE
0111		SOC DOS VINROS BORGES	ESPUMANTE
0112	FORTIS EXPORT		DOMAINECARNEROS.COM
0113	SIBEL	AMBONNAY	CHAMPAGNE
0114			PROSECCO DI CONEGLIANO E VALDO.
0115
0116			MILLESIMATO ASTORIA
0117		ITALIA	BERLUCCHI
0118	AGGELO OLLER	TAITTINGER	C. TAITTINGER
0119	A.B. B	TAITTINGRS	C. TAITTINGER
0120	SIBEL	TAITTINGER	C. TAITTINGER
0121	SIBEL 1	TAITTINGER	C. TAITTINGER
0122		TAITTINGER	C. TAITTINGER
0123	OLLER EXTRA	TAITTINGER	COMTES	1995
0124	A.B. I	TAITTINGER	C. TAITTINGER
0125	(bowling pin set)	(comet)	1997
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0126	T	(carneros)	DOMAINE CARNEROUS.COM
0127	SUPER FS	AUTREAU DE CHAMPILLON	C.
0128		SERGE MATHIEU	2000
0129			DOM PERIGNON 1998
0130	T
0131			DOM PERIGNON 1999
0132	EXTRA	T. S. (comet)	D
0133	DUVAL LEROY	DUVAL LEROY	CHAMPAGNE
0134	PERRIER JOUET	PERRIER JOUET	CHAMPAGNE
0135	DE SOUSA	DE DOUSA	CHAM. DE SOUSA
0136	TL	GRAND VIN DE CHAMP.	2002 (Lacombe)
0137	PERRIER JOUET	P. J.	CHAMPAGNE EXTRA 1999
0138	FO AGGLO	RE5467-B CAVA	EL CEP
0139	Suber Tap	(comet)	718
0140	A.B F	LECLERC BRIANT	2001
0141	Suber Tap	(comet)	647
0142	A.B D	JACQUESSON	1995
0143		?	SAUMUR
0144	SIBEL	METHODE TRADITIONALLE	SAUMUR
0145	OLLER EXTRA	TAITTINGER	COMTES	1998
0146	SPARK
0147	AGGELO OLLER	TAITTINGER	TAIT. 2000
0148	RUINART	RUINART	N275A381
0149	CSU
0150	S. & Co.	(4 stars)
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0151	MP		457
0151	O C	(comet)	1998
0153	SUBER TAP	TRADITIONELLE	403
0154	RUINART	RUINART	DOM RUINART 1996
0155	PB	METHODE TRADITIONELLE	B709
0156	01 07
0157	DUMANGIN CHIGNY	DUMANGIN	1997
0158	BILLECART	BILLECART	01H3
0159	MC	CHAMPAGNE FRANCE	R2Y38
0160	F.O. AGGIO	SEGURA VIUDAS	SEGURA VIUDAS
0161	G0310	CAVA 8-B	PAULCHENRAU.COM
0162		MONOPOLE HEIDSIECK	CHAMP	A7L1J
0163	(star)	(comet)	1105
0164	Spark	Grand Vin De Champagne	1996 FLS
0165	Mumm Cuvee Napa	Mumm Cuvee Napa	O 0607
0166	OC	TAITTINGER	TAITTINGER
0167	F.S.	(comet)	03 06
0168	OLLER EXTRA	BOLLINGER	1995
0169	SPARK		VALDOBBIADENE
0170	IDEAL AGGLO	DUMANGIN	1995
0171	SPARK	METHODE TRADITIONELLE	536
0172	SIBEL 1	JOSEPH PERRIER	1990
0173	SIBEL	AUTREAU DE CHAMPILION	1999
0174	SPARK	MICHEL ARNOULD	GRAND CRU F04
0175	AGGLO OLLER	(comet)	3
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0176	SUBER TAP.1	LOUIS DE SACY	C7
0177	MC	CHAMPAGNE FRANCE	R2Z41
0178	SIBEL	(ram heads)	W5
0179	Spark	Grand Vin De Champagne	GIE
0180	FORTIS EXPORT	ROEDERER ESTATE	910
0181	JUVE & CAMPS	J. & C.	RESERVA FAMILIA
0182	SUBER TAPE	HENRIET BAZIN	D4
0183	PERRIER JOUET	P. J.	CHAMPAGNE EXTRA 1998
0184	G.P.	SERGE MATHIEU	2002
0185		HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE	A7L1J
0186	MOET & CHANDON	MOET & CHANDON	2000
0187	MytK	(comet)	O 107
0188	SIBEL	TS	G
0189	SF 2		2623.PN
0190		EMB-424	FI
0191	SIBEL	LAURENT PERRIER	ROSE BRUT
0192		DEMOISELLE REIMS	CHAMPAGNE
0193	SIBEL	JEAN MOUTARDIER	K5
0194	PB 39	DELAMOTTE	B60E
0195	Vi		B07M
0196	AGGLO OLLER	ANDRE CLOUET	CHAMPAGNE
0197	C.A.I.R. RHODOS
0198	NICOLAS FEUILLATTE	N.F.	GR23D
0199	28-7		ZARDETTO
0200	GANAU 17 0		GIACOSA
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0201
0202	A.B I	VILMART	11 06
0203	SIBEL	(star)	074A
0204		LOUIS ROEDERER	REIMS CHAM. BRUT
0205	SUBER TAP	(comet)	706
0206	Suber Tap	(comet)	438
0207	BLANQUETTE DE LIMOUX	B.D.L.	2053-2
0208	C	DEUTZ	DEUTZ
0209	FORTIS EXPORT	ROEDERER ESTATE	810
0210	C DE	SERGE MATHIEU	X312
0211	GANAU	CHAMPAGNE	4K05	(comet)
0212	SGF 24 9		ASTI
0213	BG	PAUL BARA	CHAMPAGNE
0214	G.P.	PHILIPPONOT	1992
0214	IDEAL AGGLO	BLANC DE BLANCS	1995
0215	BLANQUETTE DE LIMOUX	B.D.L.	2023-1
0216		(comet)	5405
0217	D-S	GRAND DE VIN	OP2
0218	LALLIER	LALLIER	KO8
0219		(fleur-de-lys)	3806
0220	(star)	(comet)	310E
0221	ACQUI 11-4		BANFI STREVI
0222	FOLLER AGGLO SPAIN	S. ANDERSON
0223	PB	LAURENS	T305
0225	CREMANT DE LIMOUX	C.D.L.	C.D.L.
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0226	SIBEL	JEAN MOUTARDIER	L4
0227		HENROIT REIMS	CHAMPAGNE 192A
0228	MP SUPER	CHARTOGNE TAILLET	0P41112
0229	SUBER TAP	TRADITIONELLE	539
0230	JACQUART	JACQUART	5392
0231	MONDIAL SUP	(comet)	M721
0232	NICOLAS FEUILLATTE	N.F.	2002
0233	DAROENT BRUT	DAROENT BRUT	39270-T07-2
0234	(star)	CATTIER	CATTIER
0235	MOLINAS	(2 lions)	R01
0236	A.B F	LECLERC BRIANT	FBJ
0237	AB SENSORIS	JACQUESSON	1995
0238		HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE	J5N1J
0239	M.T.	TISSIER	C2
0240	bac	CAVA EMB2539-B	FREIXENET
0241	BILLECART	BILLECART	4B503
0242	G.P.	PHILIPPONOT	1999
0243	PRIOUX 2	GRAND VIN	CHATEAU de PIERRY
0244	A.B I	JACQUESSON	1996
0245	SIBEL	CREMANT D'ALSACE	1K
0246	TR	CREMANT D'ALSACE
0247		CODORNIU CAVA	CODORNIU
0248	AGGLOMERATO A STAMPO V-12	A
0249	G-402	CAVA 8-B	PAULCHENRAU.COM
0250	SPARK	TERRE & VIN	CHAMPAGNE 1995
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0251	JACQUART	JACQUART	7203A
0252	NICOLAS FEUILLATTE	N.F.	DR25B
0253	OLLER EXTRA	(comet)	1996
0255	MARTINI		ASTI
0256	J	SCHUMBERER	METHODE TRADITIONELLE
0257	A.B D	GRAND VIN	ALEXANDRA 1997
0258	SIBEL	EGLY OURIET	7J
0259	2002	VALDOBBIADENE	NINO FRANCO
0260	PACIFIC ECHO	PACIFIC ECHO	GRA3
0261	PRIOUX	POL ROGER	1990
0262	NANDO	NANDO	ASTI
0263	BEAUMONT DES CRAYERES	B.D.C.	IJ9
0264	O (star) C	HATON	CHAMPAGNE
0265	G.P.	HENRIOT	1995
0266	SIBEL	(star)	043A
0267	MONTAND	F.MONTAND	39270 A03 49
0268	POL ROGER	POL ROGER	L05S
0269	BM	(2 swordsmen)	CHAMPAGNE
0270	O & C	(comet)	L40
0271	S & C AGGLO	LARMANDIER	CHAMPAGNE
0272	PB	(2 lions)	206
0273	M SAG REIMS	M	H10
0274	FORTIS EXPORT	A MARGAINE	402
0275	DUVAL LEROY	DUVAL LEROY	CHAMP. 1995
0276	PB 04	DELAMOTTE	B5 F
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0277	JACQUART	JACQUART	1992
0278	GANAU	RR	2000
0279	GANAU	RR	2001
0280	BG	RR	1997
0281	T	CAVA RE2020	G6
0282	JJ EXPORT	TAILLET	471
0283	MP SUPER	CHARTOGNE TAILLET	50506
0284		BELLEFON BESSERAT	R1141
0285	SIBEL	AYALA	BRUT
0286	BRUNO PAILLARD	B.P.	Y9
0287	ANCESTRALE METHODE	A.M.	A.M.
0287	AC CLIGNET	LOUIS DE SACY	D4
0288	IC		GRUET
0289	D-S	CATTIER 1991
0290	TV 9435		TV 9435
0291	GANAU	EGLY OURIET	2350
0292	PRIOUX	COUTIER	GRAND CRU
0293	GANAU	EGLY OURIET	1350
0294	PRIOUX EXTRA	POL ROGER	CHURCHILL 1993
0295	S & C AGGLO	CAMILLE SAYES
0296	G V	CREMANT DE BOURGOGNE	14 04 C
0297	NOBILIS	CREMANT D'ALSACE 235
0298	JFS	(comet)	5004
0299	JFS	(comet)	3903
0300	FORTIS EXPORT	PIERRE MORLET	55
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0301			CONEGLIANO VALDOBBIADENE 0108
0302	GOSSET 1584	GOSSET	E6460
0303	FORTIS EXPORT		S503
0304			REV
0305	AGGLO OLLER	SALON	1985
0306			511
0307	SIBEL	HEIDSIECK	1985
0308	SUBER TAPE	GRAND VIN	BRUNO MICHEL
0309	MytK	CREMANT DE LIMOUX	REVTECH
0310	Spark	Grand Vin De Champagne	JJS
0311	HEIDSIECK	HEIDSIECK	1995
0312	SIBEL 1	TAITTINGER	CHAMPAGNE
0313	AGGLO OLLER	TAITTINGER	1992
0314		TRADITIONNELLE METHODE	TOURAINE
0315	TL	GRAND VIN DE CHAMP.	K127
0317			Dom Perignon Vintage 2000
0318		(Fleur-de-lys)	698
0319	KRUG REIMS	KRUG REIMS	CHAMP. KRUG
0320	MOET & CHANDON	MOET & CHANDON	A37
0254	GANAU	AUBRY	1998
0316	OLLER
0321	CANARD DUCHENE	CANARD DUCHENE	CHAMPAGNE G3U04
0322	A.S. CLIGNET	GRAND VIN	MO4C
0323	GANAU	J. LASSALE	2051
0324	DE VENOGE	DE VENOGE	B1125G
ID	Top	Bottom	Side	Notes
0325	(STAR)	(COMET)
0326	IDEAL AGGLO	MARC CHAUVET	276D
0327	BOB EXTRA	(COMET)	0207
0328	VINI CH	CREMANT D'ALSACE	402
0329	(CROWN)	GRAND VIN	722D
0330	RAPOSEIRA PORTUGAL		R9-98
0331	3-8-08	(COMET)
0332	BOIZEL B CHAMPAGNE	BOIZEL B CHAMPAGNE	P126
0333	GENESIS MP	GRAND VIN DE CHAMPAGNE	F08
0334	MytiK		LUNETTA 8O089441O8
0335	Champagne TS	Champagne TS	2002
0336		Domaine Michelle	7-8
0337			Undurraga
0338	crown design	crown design	Giordano
0339	F.O.Agglo	Segura Viudas	Sergura Viudas
0340	PB	Henriot Champagne Reims	605
0341	Beaumont Des Crayeres	Beaumont Des Crayeres	millesime 2002
0342	BG	Grand vin de Champagne	Champagne
0343	BG	Champagne TS	M708
0344	Leader Spain	ram head design	www.domainecarneros.com
0345	MytiK	Vin	Diamant MD 773
0346	3-8-08	COMET DESIGN

Fast Facts: You'll Pop Your Cork

Never "pop" a cork, twist or turn the bottle, or push back the emerging cork to create a quiet hiss when opening a bottle of champagne. Doing so will cause bubble loss.

A Champagne cork can "pop" at 50-60 mph.

An estimated 1,500 Americans suffer cork-related eye injuries from improperly opened bottles of Champagne.

Francois Mahe

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Cork Trivia

Initially, Champagne bottles were sealed with cotton wadding soaked in oil, oakum wood bungs, and wax.

Frere Jean Oudart (or Oudard) from the Abbey of Pierry was among the first to use cork stoppers.

Veuve Clicquot burned an anchor (the universal symbol of hope) into her corks as the first recognizable "label." In 1811, Clicquot saw a comet in the same year she had an outstanding crop and subsequently stamped a comet on that year's corks to indicate a fabulous year. Today many vintners do the same.