Diam Update

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:33 pm

A new update of wineries including some USA sites

http://www.vinoculation.com/diam.htm

cheers

Graham

DJZany · Post by **DJZany** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:08 pm

Sorry for the newbie question, but how do I know if a cork is Diam from looking at it?

I suppose I could check this list to see if the wine uses it, but does it LOOK any different?

I had a wine the other day that had a plastic cork, but these seem to have been replaced by screwcaps, and it just got me to thinking would I recognise Diam if I saw one...

davidg · Post by **davidg** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:53 am

Diam cork is made up of a composite of small cork particles that have been treated and moulded, machined and finished. They are marked with a small equilateral triangle with a small circle near one of the corners

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:33 pm

Take a look at this site:

http://www.hugel.com/en/index_en.html

Then click on the Diam story.
It shows a good close up.

Graham

DJZany · Post by **DJZany** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:21 pm

Thanks for that, I understood the theory, just wanted to make sure what they looked like.

From that photo, it looks as if they are still very cork-like but you could still tell they were Diam. In fact it probably matching my existing mental picture pretty well, (just corks made from treated little bits of cork!)...

Gregoire · Post by **Gregoire** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:47 pm

Interesting to note that ALL of this year's Mount Mary wines are bottled under Diam closures.

GrahamB · Post by **GrahamB** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:55 pm

I think the little beveled edge is a dead giveaway for a Diam.

Graham