[E] Maestro, a new champagne closure by Duval Leroy and Alcan

http://www.BKWineTours.com *Come on a Wine Tour with us!* --- The launch of the new revolutionary, according to the launchers, champagne closure med from plastic and aluminium, no longer made from natural cork. It is called Maestro and is made by Alcan and the first champagne producer to use it is Champagnes Duval-Leroy. Presented by Duval-Leroy's export director Roger Begault. Not a cork, but a cap (capsule).

You use a lever to open it and you dont risk getting the cork in your eye. You will still have the traditional champagne pop that everyone connects to opening a bottle of champagne. It is in fact a crown cork (beer bottle cap) under a plastic cover.

The closure has been developed by Alcan Packaging Capsules in collaboration with Champagnes Duval-Leroy. It will eliminate all problems with corked bottles and is also much easier to open than the traditional cork. If it will be accepted by the customers remains to be seen. It is the same closure that is used for almost all champagnes when they are sur lattes aging in the cellars of the champagne houses.

The wine in the very first bottle is Clos des Bouveries in Vertus of the vintage 2004 from Champagne Duval Leroy, one of their prestige cuvees. It is cultivated almost organically.

http://www.alcanpackaging.com/
http://www.duval-leroy.com/

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[bigbookofnothing]

saw this in my newspaper; finally a safe but festive solution. revolutionary invention in my eyes, even has the sound :D

[bkwine]

Only thing is that currently it is on hold. No bottles can be sold or delivered. It turned out that regulations for producing champagne (which, of course, always comes from the Champagne region in France) requires that the cork is stamped with the text "champagne" and since the Maestro is not a cork that can be stamped it can't be used.... For the moment.

[bkwine]

I'm sure the Alcan people will be happy to go to NZ!

Will it be a hit? Anyone's guess. I think it has pretty good chances to succeed.

[bigbookofnothing]

i see. i'm sure this will change soon.

[PatrickJohner]

Wow. Finally a Plopp sound with no cork! When will it be available in New Zealand? We need it for our Bubbly!