Having tried different synthetic, colmated and technical closures I observed that the best preservation of organoleptic characteristics was delivered by the SupremeCorq X2.
Pierre-François Terrat
Owner
Domaine Les Béates
News and studies
News
11 December 2009 - Best wishes and Happy New Year
28 May 2009 - WSJwine Recognition for Quality Wines sealed with Supreme Corq’s X2 Closure
Supreme Corq LLC is delighted to congratulate two customers in the US on having their wines selected by a prestigious panel of judges led by Hugh Johnson MW as part of WSJwine from The Wall Street Journal’s Annual Dozen 2009 – America’s 12 best wine buys. Both of these wonderful wines are sealed with Supreme Corq’s X2 closure. Read More...
Studies
02 September 2009 - SupremeCorq X2 mirrors wine preservation performance of high-grade natural cork over 2 years in independent trial conducted by the Australian Wine Research Institute
In the intervening decade closure companies have invested in research and development projects designed to improve the wine preservation performance of their closures. This new report from the AWRI shows that whilst screwcaps continue to suffer from aromas associated with reduction, wine sealed with SupremeCorq X2 has an identical sensory profile to wine sealed with high-grade natural cork. Read More
07 April 2009 - Do consumers have a preference between Supreme Corq closures and Co-Extruded closures? Consumer study conducted by the company Tragon
If over 50% of consumers don’t feel concerned by the closure on a bottle of wine, close to 40% could purchase wine more if the closure was a Supreme Corq, compared to only close to 20% who would purchase wine more with a co-extruded closure. Consumers have shown almost twice more positive interest in Supreme Corq products. Read More
01 August 2008 - Conditions of storage and preservation of wines - Extract of a study conducted by the Geisenheim Institute
It is today possible to measure the influence of storage conditions on wine preservation. In effect, if the preservation of wine depends of several parameters, storage conditions are often not fully controlled by the producer/bottler. If the ideal position for a bottle is lying at 15°C, a standing upright storage at a high temperature can be problematic. Depending on the channel of distribution, the wine will be exposed to variable conditions, particularly for wines destined to export markets or during their time of shelves. Read More