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Screw caps and corks are both wine closures that have pros and cons. Corks are better for aging, while screw caps offer a more consistent seal.

In recent years, a growing number of wine makers are using screw caps rather than natural corks. The trend worries natural cork producers who have mounted an ad campaign targeting Northern California ...

Are screw caps or corks better for wine? Corks and screw caps have similar functions: to keep wine from going bad. But choosing one or the other can be divisive. Many argue that corks are the key to ...

A decade ago, many wineries started using screw caps as closures on wine bottles. They were rebelling against a spate of poor-quality corks that ruined wine. A “corked” wine has been spoiled by a ...

While browsing for wines, your instinct may be to reach for the bottles that require a corkscrew rather than those with a screw cap. But which is actually better: bottles under cork, or bottles under ...

We’ve all been there—the comical struggle with a wine bottle’s cork. Of course, it never happens when you’re alone, enjoying a glass or two in the comfort of your home. It always happens when you have ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. A: It is 100 per cent safe to store screw-capped bottles upright. The wadding under the aluminium ...

If you're a wine drinker, you've probably noticed that screw caps are no longer considered the closure just for cheap vino. Increasingly, bottles of very good wines are unscrewed, rather than uncorked ...

Screw cap wines have reached record numbers recently. Even luxury wines up to $100 are using screw caps, with the Aussies leading the way. Meanwhile the use of naturally corked bottles continues to ...