Using Microwave Oven to Kill Bottle Cork Bacteria

Researchers at the Louis Vuitton Institute for Viticulture in Germany have used microwave ovens to kill bacteria in bottle stoppers, which is beneficial to the long-term preservation of famous wines.

Some food experts believe that about 5% of the quality wines are damaged by its wooden bottle caps, that is, in the pure beverage flavor, mixed with the taste of cork, which greatly reduces the original taste. The unique odor of the cork is produced by fungi and microorganisms in its pores. This doesn't matter if you don't plan to store your bottle for a long time, because in a matter of a few months, nothing will get into the bottle. However, it will have an impact on high-quality wines that will be stored for decades. Although the cork has been sterilized during packaging, the internal temperature of the cork does not exceed 50* (2. It is far from killing various bacteria. Therefore, researchers at the Louis Dart Institute for Viticulture use microwave ovens. The technology of pasteurization, they installed a tunnel microwave oven with 70 generators on the conveyor belt of a wooden cork, which was then pasteurized and then used for bottle packaging. It can be stored for a long period of time without the special odor of cork.