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Article: Cuvaison Joins ReCORK in Aiding Threatened Forests.
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- Food Weekly News
- Article date:
- January 22, 2009
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Stepping up its commitment to sustainability, Cuvaison Estate Wines announced it will support the replanting of cork oak forests in threatened habitats in Portugal.
Cuvaison said it will work with ReCORK America and its corporate sponsor, Amorim of Portugal, to plant up to 1,000 trees by April 30, 2009. During the same period, ReCORK is calling on consumers to recycle used wine corks at 26 participating Whole Foods Markets in Northern California. Consumers can also turn in corks at Cuvaison's tasting rooms in Calistoga and the Carneros District in Napa Valley.
"We've been aggressively pursuing ways to make our operations as sustainable as possible," ...