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News Archive

What is ZORK?
How do you close a bottle of wine without spoiling the wine? The revolutionary wine closure "ZORK" is the answer. This unique wine closure eliminates cork taint and random oxidation while preserving the brand and the celebratory cork “pop.”

Woop Woop Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
24 November 2006
Winewaves, a wine review and photography blog created and managed by Jerry Hall, reviews a variety of wines and wine related topics. One recent review described Woop Woop Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, an Australian wine with a "ZORK" closure, as an outstanding value.

Turning the Wine Industry on Its Head
13 Oct 2006
Don Sebastiani & Sons enjoy poking fun at pretentious wineries with their own affordable brands. Like a lot of other winemakers, Sebastiani & Sons is using synthetic corks. But the company is moving more and more toward ZORKs . . .

Portola and ZORK “Uncork” North American License Agreement
12 Oct 2006
Portola to Manufacture and Market the ZORK Wine Closure
Batavia, Illinois - Portola expands its portfolio of closures with the
addition of the ZORK wine closure.

Stopping the Rot
Aug 2006 (PDF, 30k)
Winemakers are sick of cork taint . . . . While most of the synthetic stoppers are plastic plugs fitted into the cheapest wines intended for immediate drinking, there are some fascinating innovations being embraced by premium winemakers - and the most impressive is ZORK, a South Australian invention.

30 Second Wine Advisor: ZORK!
The new Zork, gaining popularity in Australia and now breaking out into the wine industry in the U.S. and elsewhere, is an offbeat new wine-bottle closure, put forward as yet another taint-free alternative to natural cork.

ZORK on Sumptuous TV (swf 1.48MB)
Watch John Brooks, ZORK Founder and Technical Director showcase ZORK on Sumptuous TV:

New ZORK Technology Expands Barossa Wine Packaging Industry
18 May 2006 (Jpg, 201k)
The Barossa's reputation as Australia's largest and most comprehensive wine packaging centre has been extended, with the launch of the first ZORK capping line at Barossa Bottling Service.

SA Bottle-top Option Cheered in the US
18 April 2006 (PSF, 23k)
ZORK, the non-cork wine closure developed in Adelaide, is making inroads on the U.S. market.

Don Sebastiani & Sons Revs Its Engine With Luxury Label - Used Automobile ts
27 March 2006 (PDF, 27k)
Best known for offering upscale wines at moderate prices, Sonoma-based Don Sebastiani & Sons today announced the release of a new luxury label -- Used Automobile ts -- to be distributed nationally through its Three Loose Screws division.

ZORK Closure Meets Serious Demand of U.S Wine Packaging Innovators.
14 March 2006 (PDF, 22k)
Australian wine companies looking to attract consumers to new brands and lift sales of existing wine products must consider more innovative packaging solutions to create retail shelf “cut-through”. That’s the view of ZORK Chief Executive Officer Mark McAllister . . .

Don Debastiani & Sons Introduces Two New Labels to 'the Other Guys' Wine Portfolio
14 March 2006 (PDF, 27k)
Don Sebastiani & Sons International Wine Negociants today announced the expansion of their new sales division, The Other Guys, with the addition of two new wines -- Plungerhead and Hey Mambo.

Woop Woop Reds Go ZORK
1 March 2006 (PDF, 163k)
As of the 2005 vintage, all bottles of Woop Woop Shiraz and Woop Woop Cabernet, to be release in the US, will be sealed with ZORK, an innovative wine closure developed in South Australia . . .

Wine Closure Device - ZORK
13 Feb 06
John Brooks, the co-inventor and designer of the ZORK closure, hopes to make both the corkscrew and screw cap closures obsolete. This unique reusable and recyclable wine closure peels off and opens with a "pop." Mr. Brooks explains the advantages offered to both the consumer and to wineries world-wide.

ZORK Zeal
Jan 06 (PDF, 18k)
. . . South Australian producer Barristers Block . . . is reporting excellent feedback from the trade and consumers ti its "ZORKed" wines.

ZORK Not Cork - It Was Only a Matter of Time
29 October 2005
Gizmag.com, a magazine filled with articles about new product ideas, gives the ZORK a rating of ten out of ten and includes testimonials from the wine industry. The ZORK is a soft re-sealable closure with the reliable performance of a screw cap and the pop of a cork without the need of a corkscrew.

Independent Analysis of Provisor Closure Trial After 12 Months
17 May 2005
In 2005 ZORK hired Provisor as a third ty testing agency to provide a comprehensive independent assessment of ZORK V1. Using a Yalumba 2003 Riesling sealed with ZORK V1 and ROTE closures, an analysis of sensory impact, SO2 concentration and OTR level was performed. The ZORK closure displayed a strong showing in all categories.