Natural Cork Makers Unite

For hundreds of years, wine-makers have used natural cork – made
from tree bark – to seal their bottles. But natural corks are… well,
natural.
And sometimes they harbor a mold that can cause wine to go bad. Some
wine-makers are switching to synthetic corks – made of plastic – as a
solution. But right now, they only make up about one-percent of the
market. Nevertheless, natural cork manufacturers are taking action.
The
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:

Warning Labels for French Wine?

Warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol alert consumers to
potential health effects… Now a bill is being considered in Congress
to
label French wine, which some people think might transmit mad cow
disease. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson reports:

Synthetic Wine Corks Popping Up All Over

The art of wine-making is thousands of years old, and the practice of closing the bottles with cork has been the industry standard for at least three hundred years. But corks can crumble or leak and for years, wine-makers have been looking for alternatives. Now, they may have one. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson has the story: