Vinolok

A new type of bottle closure developed by Alcoa (Worms, Germany) for wine and spirits bottles, colloquially known as a "glass cork". In 2008, the company's "Closure Systems and Packaging Machinery" division (beverage industry) was sold to "New Zealand's Rank Group". The Vino-Lok activities now run in the "Closure Systems International" division of this company. Series production started in 2004 and product development was accompanied by tests and studies carried out by scientists and wine experts from the Geisenheim University of Applied Sciences and the Oppenheim-Rheinhessen State Teaching and Research Institute. According to the manufacturer, Vino-Lok offers high product safety and taste neutrality without the risks and weaknesses of cork, especially with regard to the dreaded wine defect cork taint. The closure is also fully recyclable.

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