WINE TIP OF THE WEEK - Wine is for Closers!
Posted on Tue, Feb 16, 2010
Some traditions are hard to change. I've had customers refused to buy a wine because it had a screw cap and not a cork despite the quality of the wine.
Does a screw cap mean cheap? Well, thirty years ago perhaps it did and of course premium wines would never think to use such a "cheap" solution.
Times and technology do change and now many very good wines are being sealed with metal closures and more wineries are using them daily.
One reason and perhaps the best reason for a winery to use screw caps is: Less spoilage and virtually no corked wines. Personally, I like the cork with all its aura and ambiance but I like the screw cap for different reasons......... shear convenience of opening the bottle without the need of a corkscrew and the ease of sealing the bottle.
Screw caps may seem less classy than the cork but Stelvlin, a company that manufactures caps, came up with a unique metal closure that doesn't look like a screw cap. Reservations concerning screw cap closures due to the "stigma of cheap" is destine to fade; the future holds that the onus screw caps have been subject to will vanish proportionately as wine lovers learn the juice under the cap is good and can be very good.
My tip..............Do not over look the wine bottles with screw caps, you could miss a fantastic opportunity to experience a new and exciting wine.
George W. Heath III
Bacchus Wine Consultant
Twitter: @BacchusWine