When screwtop wine caps were invented in 1959, they met with similar resistance as today — only much worse. Contrary to what you might assume, screw caps weren't a sleazy way for wineries to cut ...

Corks have been the traditional wine closure for over a century. However, they come with a couple of significant drawbacks.

If you are a regular wine drinker it is almost certain that you have opened a corked bottle or two in your time. As a result of a tainted cork, the wine smells and tastes unpleasant - all musky ...

I find that screw-capped reds, especially fuller-bodied Australian shiraz and cabernet, age much more slowly with screw caps, ...

There we were, a small group of us with a vested interest, debating the pros and cons of "alternate closures" for wine bottles--screw caps, crown caps, plastic corks--at the Cuisine Canada ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dr Myles is a geographer studying food, fermentation, place, culture. If you drink wine—whether from a box or bottle, with a screw cap or ...

Wine 101: How to Open a Screwcap Twist-off closures are more popular than ever—they eliminate both the uncertainties of natural cork and the need to find that darn corkscrew. And opening them couldn't ...

So, I don’t agree that wines age too slowly under a screw cap, nor that there is no point cellaring them on the assumption they won’t change. It is true that, on average, wine will age more ...