After corking the bottles should stand upright for at least 20 minutes before they are laid down horizontally in stillages. This is to allow the cork to expand again and form a good seal against the bottle neck. If laid horizontally too soon, wine can seep between the cork and bottle neck, leading to leakage.

Fully processed and sterile-sealed in plastic bags with 1000 corks:-

Wine corks, 44.5mm long x 24mm diameter, natural cork:-

    Grade 0:  £215  (per bag of 1000) the very highest quality
    Grade 1:  £175  (per bag of 1000) very high quality - I use these

or agglomerated corks from COLOMBIN, 44mm long x 24mm diameter, with ends in natural cork (ST-2). The agglomeration is not made with glue or by compression, but with polymerisation with plastic material. They are produced in centrifuges:-

Sparkling Wine corks, 48mm x 30.5mm:-

    Agglomerated cork with slices of high quality cork at each end:  £185  (per bag of 1000)

These prices are for fully processed corks. There are no extra charges for all the necessary processing.
Prices shown are exclusive of Vat.
Delivery will usually need to be charged at cost.

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