From posts on a number of threads, it seems so far that using DIAM closures may be reducing or eliminating premox. I don’t really know until I open a bottle as to who is using DIAM. I thought it would be helpful to start a list. Started thinking about this with respect to white Burgundy, but we might as well leave it open since premox seems to be hitting other areas like the Loire, etc. Thanks for any help.
Jadot since 2011 and that’s the vintage I currently drink. It’s amazing how uniformly the whites age, no bottle variation what so ever, 0 premox and 0 corked. Big fan of Diam so far.
Thanks. I’ll start keeping an eye out for them. I would think, though, that many wineries would rather have their own branding on the cork. Might they use DIAM but have their own logo on the cork instead?
Yes. We started in 2014 along with many other Oregon wineries. Bergstrom uses them as well. I am simply looking for TCA-free material and in the 1,000+ bottles opened I have been present for 0 have been corked.
We are running trials in 2016 with a company called Amorim which is just a regular cork but each individual cork is tested with gas chromatography technology to detect TCA. The corks we are buying are rejected at any TCA detection over 0.5 ppm. Bottled half the Estate Sauvignon Blanc with them and will do 50/50 bottlings with 3 Pinots later this year. They are pricey for sure but if we can get a 0% standard it is worth paying for. We shall see.