Screw tops and corks aren’t a quality shortcut. They control oxygen, consistency, and aging style, which can change how wine ...

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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 ...

At one time there was no question about how best to close a wine bottle; you simply put a cork in it. Today, winemakers have more choices. Besides natural cork, the options include synthetic stopper, ...

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 ...

There are a lot of curiosities when it comes to wine, after all, it’s such a vast topic. For a fruit that has existed for more than 65m years and has more than 8,000 documented varieties, you can ...