I hope you’re doing well. I came across your recent wine closures post on Wine, Women and Chocolate and thought I’d quickly drop you a note and introduce myself.

My name is Whitney Rigsbee and I work for Nomacorc, the world’s largest producer of synthetic wine corks. We produce nearly 2.4 billion closures a year and offer a range of closures that are suited for both quick-turn wines (like you mentioned in your post) as well as those meant for aging. *Note, we’re not those horrible plastic plugs that break your corkscrew or cause premature oxidation.

The darker color synthetic that you included in your photo is actually one of the closures I was referring to that is suitable for aging. It is part of our Select Series (http://www.nomacorc.com/wine-closure-select-series.php) and they are offer predictable oxygen ingress so that winemakers can precisely control the development of the wine after it is been bottled.

There are actually many premium wineries that now use our Select Series due its oxygen management benefits. Feel free to take a look at some of our customers: http://www.nomacorc.com/flip-award-winning-wine/award-winning-wine.html

If you’d like to discuss further any more about Nomacorc or wine closures in general, just let me know. Best of luck to your WSET Diploma studies too! We’ve had some Diploma and MW students visit our facilities as part of their coursework for the exam. Let me know if you’re even interested in coming out to our HQ in North Carolina.

Cheers,
Whitney