Comments on: Pleasure Finds Friday: Cork http://pleasurenotes.com/pleasure-finds-friday-cork/ Taking Note of Life, Warts & All Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: emmajames http://pleasurenotes.com/pleasure-finds-friday-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 emmajames Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:55:33 +0000 http://pleasurenotes.com/?p=729#comment-2890 JP: LOL - it's a date ;) CWG: Let me know if you end up getting one! They run between $350-$400, depending on where you purchase them. As I said, expensive. Toph: See, this is one more reason why you completely rock!!! (And why I will never buy a bottle of wine that is stoppered by something other than a cork... And why I want to go back to Spain...) xo JP: LOL – it’s a date ;)

CWG: Let me know if you end up getting one! They run between $350-$400, depending on where you purchase them. As I said, expensive.

Toph: See, this is one more reason why you completely rock!!! (And why I will never buy a bottle of wine that is stoppered by something other than a cork… And why I want to go back to Spain…) xo

]]> By: Topher http://pleasurenotes.com/pleasure-finds-friday-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 Topher Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:40:27 +0000 http://pleasurenotes.com/?p=729#comment-2862 Little known fact: Spain provides much of the world's sustainably-harvested cork (yes, when harvested correctly, cork is one of nature's truly sustainable materials). Well, have you seen those new plastic corks on wine bottles? Have you gotten that spiel from the guy at the wine store who says: "oh- a screw cap is now used on some of the finest wines...it helps keep the wine from spoiling." Well, you're intuition is right-- not only are plastic corks lame, but that guy at the store is indeed a bonehead. Cork has worked for centuries to keep wine fresh. Wine makers are moving to plastic and screw caps for one reason... you know what that is: money. Unfortunately this move is threatening all those farmers who sustainably harvest cork in Spain. In fact, if wine-makers continue to move away from cork to save a dime, the cork forests of Spain run the risk of becoming obsolete, which means those farmers will have every incentive to clear-cut the forests and make use of that land in other less sustainable ways (think developments...space in Europe has been limited for the last, say, five-hundred years). So, the next time you're at the wine store, get the bottle that has the real cork cork. Not only will your date appreciate the opportunity to hear that pop and smell the cork (as opposed to the cracking of the twist cap or the smell of plastic), but Mama Earth and the birds and the critters will appreciate it too. Little known fact: Spain provides much of the world’s sustainably-harvested cork (yes, when harvested correctly, cork is one of nature’s truly sustainable materials). Well, have you seen those new plastic corks on wine bottles? Have you gotten that spiel from the guy at the wine store who says: “oh- a screw cap is now used on some of the finest wines…it helps keep the wine from spoiling.” Well, you’re intuition is right– not only are plastic corks lame, but that guy at the store is indeed a bonehead. Cork has worked for centuries to keep wine fresh. Wine makers are moving to plastic and screw caps for one reason… you know what that is: money. Unfortunately this move is threatening all those farmers who sustainably harvest cork in Spain. In fact, if wine-makers continue to move away from cork to save a dime, the cork forests of Spain run the risk of becoming obsolete, which means those farmers will have every incentive to clear-cut the forests and make use of that land in other less sustainable ways (think developments…space in Europe has been limited for the last, say, five-hundred years). So, the next time you’re at the wine store, get the bottle that has the real cork cork. Not only will your date appreciate the opportunity to hear that pop and smell the cork (as opposed to the cracking of the twist cap or the smell of plastic), but Mama Earth and the birds and the critters will appreciate it too.

]]> By: curlywurlygurly http://pleasurenotes.com/pleasure-finds-friday-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 curlywurlygurly Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:21:24 +0000 http://pleasurenotes.com/?p=729#comment-2831 those are TOO cool!!!!!! i really would like one...guess i'll have to swing by the web site and see just how expensive 'expensive' is! thanks for the tip. :) <abbr><em>curlywurlygurly’s last blog post..<a href="http://curlywurlygurly.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/aluminum-foil-and-duct-tape/" rel="nofollow">Aluminum Foil and Duct Tape</a></abbr></em> those are TOO cool!!!!!! i really would like one…guess i’ll have to swing by the web site and see just how expensive ‘expensive’ is! thanks for the tip. :)

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]]> By: justjp http://pleasurenotes.com/pleasure-finds-friday-cork/comment-page-1/#comment-2814 justjp Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:24:42 +0000 http://pleasurenotes.com/?p=729#comment-2814 If you find which bottles those stools were made from, count me in! <abbr><em>justjp’s last blog post..<a href="http://justjp.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/wrw-edition-of-tmi-thursday/" rel="nofollow">WRW Edition of TMI Thursday</a></abbr></em> If you find which bottles those stools were made from, count me in!

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