Cork Quality Council has visual grading criteria. (cork as winestoppers)

Wines & Vines | June 1, 1994 | Copyright

The members of the Cork Quality Council--CQC--have developed standard visual grading criteria for cork sold as winestoppers.

The founding members of the CQC are Cork Supply International, Lafitte Cork & Capsule, Scott Laboratories, Cork Associates, fp Portocork, Latchford Package Co. and Italcork.

The CQC notes that since cork is a natural product, visual aspects will vary from cork to cork and lot to lot. The visual grades developed by the CQC are designed to describe a range of corks of similar visual appearance. The CQC says all corks of a single visual grade ...

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