(Wines&Vines) - The world’s leading supplier of synthetic corks decided in 2007 aggressively to commission research about oxygen’s role in wine quality at several international universities. The research yielded dramatic results that not only led Nomacorc, the sponsoring company, to develop new products, but potentially changed the game for winemakers everywhere. During what was called a media day at Nomacorc headquarters in the countryside near Raleigh, N.C., academics from California, Chile and the company’s own scientific and marketing teams brought journalists from Europe and North America up to date about the research and what it means for winemakers. Nomacorc intended the event to publicize its new Select Series closures, which offer a range of three oxygen transmission rates, and a new software tool called NomaSelector, which helps winemakers calculate their wines’ oxygen needs.