Diameter of compression of the cork

Recommended 16-17 mms.

Space between wine and cork

Recommended 20-25 mms at 20°C

Do I have necessity to modify my bottling equipments?

No. The corks Winespark® have been tested on a variety of different equipments and it doesn't is necessary to bring some change. It could be necessary to effect to read bottling guidelines in the case of vacuum bottling.

Is necessary maintenance to guarantee the correct operation of the jaws of the bottling machine. For further information see the bottling guidelines  

How should I preserve the bottles?

Another great advantage of the corks Winespark® is that they allow to preserve the bottles in the most opportune way: with the turned neck upward or the lower part or in horizontal position. In fact, the Winespark®s seals so quickly that the bottles ican be upside-down immediately after the bottling.

Extraction

To temperature environment (around 20°C) and with refrigerated bottle (4-7°C), the synthetic corks immediately ask generally for a low strength of extraction after the bottling  and they stabilize in the time.