{"id":11260,"date":"2026-04-11T11:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T09:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portuliege.com\/bottle-and-cork-how-to-choose-the-right-combination\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:17:37","slug":"bottle-and-cork-how-to-choose-the-right-combination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portuliege.com\/en\/bottle-and-cork-how-to-choose-the-right-combination\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottle and Cork: How to Choose the Right Combination?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Did you know? Not all bottles are suitable for all wines!<\/p>\n<p>Oh really?<\/p>\n<p>The first and very important thing to know is that air does not pass through the natural cork, but along the walls of the cork and the bottle glass. Between the two!<\/p>\n<p>To limit air ingress, it is therefore necessary to slow its progression between the cork and the inner wall of the bottle neck.<\/p>\n<p>Do you see what I'm getting at?<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the cork should be as wide and as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The second thing to know is that a minimum height must be maintained between the cork and the wine; this is the ullage space. For this, you need to know the fill level.<\/p>\n<p>For a bottle with a fill level of 63 mm, you can use a cork 45 mm or 49 mm high. 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