Corks vs Screw Caps

[Rumpelstil]

Corks vs Screw Caps​

Corks are the classic choice in the question of what goes between you and your wine. However, there’s been some surprising proof that shows how the corks vs screw caps argument is not as black and white as it seems. Which is better: corks or screw caps? If you say corks are better, you’re both right and wrong. The truth is, the worldwide demand for wine (and corks) is growing, so we should get familiar with the future of wine preservation. Take a closer look at why corks and cork alternatives are nearly identical in terms of their ability to store and age wine. Then preview some alternatives to wine storage to get you thinking about where the wine world is going.

Corks vs Screw Caps | Wine Folly

There's been some surprising proof that shows how the corks vs screw caps argument is not as black and white as it seems. Check out the pros and cons.

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[Rumpelstil]

But aren’t corks better because they “breathe?”​

The longtime argument that corks are better because they breathe has been dispelled as “breath” is now emulated in both screw caps and cork alternatives. Today you can buy screw caps with calculated levels of ‘oxygen ingress’ overtime. Ironically, real corks are actually quite variable with their oxygen ingress rates.

Corks vs Screw Caps | Wine Folly

There's been some surprising proof that shows how the corks vs screw caps argument is not as black and white as it seems. Check out the pros and cons.

winefolly.com

 

[Rumpelstil]

Are you saying that screwcaps are better than corks?​

Yes!

 

[CLAX1911]

Corks vs Screw Caps​

Corks vs Screw Caps | Wine Folly

There's been some surprising proof that shows how the corks vs screw caps argument is not as black and white as it seems. Check out the pros and cons.

winefolly.com

I'm surprised most people are with me on this one. Everything my tastes mostly fall in the low brow category

 

[Rumpelstil]

I'm surprised most people are with me on this one.

I am not surprised.
Using screw caps is the rational thing to do.

 

[Demon]

Screw caps. If you don't drink the whole bottle and keep it overnight, you aren't (or at least I'm not) getting that cork back in.

 

[Lisa]

I like corks because of tradition.

Screw caps. If you don't drink the whole bottle and keep it overnight, you aren't (or at least I'm not) getting that cork back in.

Trim the very bottom of the cork at a slight angle at 1 or 2 places on about 30 angle and they go right back in very easily.

 

[Parrish]

Environmentally more responsible.

 

[CLAX1911]

Environmentally more responsible.

Makes sense the tops are typically metal and thus very recyclable. I have seen corks or stoppers made out of some synthetic substance though

 

[CLAX1911]

I like corks because of tradition.


Trim the very bottom of the cork at a slight angle at 1 or 2 places on about 30 angle and they go right back in very easily.

The rum I drink has a cork but it's already trimmed that way I think. You're not likely to finish the bottle in one setting.

 

[Rumpelstil]

The rum I drink has a cork but it's already trimmed that way I think. You're not likely to finish the bottle in one setting.

My Drambuie has a cork combined with a screw part - the best of both worlds.

 

[Rumpelstil]

Environmentally more responsible.

So it is!

 

[Rumpelstil]

I like corks because of tradition.

I am all for traditions - but there are exceptions.

What I have really come to hate is when the cork is hidden by some stupid extensive plastic wrapping.
Then you need two special instruments to open a bottle of wine: A special cutter for the plastic wrapping, and a cork screw.
I once had such a plastic-wrapping cutter, but it is broken now, and I do not want to buy a new one.
So I work at that stupid plastic wrapping with a sharp knife.

And when I have to chose between two bottles of similar good wine, but one has a screw cap and one has a cork hidden by some stupid extensive over-size plastic wrapping, then I always chose the good wine with the plastic cap and NOT the maybe equally good wine with that arrogantly over-sized plastic wrapping.

 

[Rumpelstil]

I suspect: That over-sized plastic wrapping hiding the cork is all meant for show.
It is there to cry arrogantly: "I am a wine of superior quality!"

But a really good wine does not need such stupid gimmicks.
Yesterday we enjoyed an excellent German Gewürztraminer that had a simple screw cap.
The days when only cheap wines had such screw caps are over - thank God!

 

[Rumpelstil]

Now 5 of 7 say: Screw Caps

 

[Loulit01]

• Corks are ideal at allowing just enough oxygen into the wine bottle as well as letting undesirable gases out. In other words cork is a natural material that allows wine to breathe and so age well. A screw cap on the other hand seals the bottle too tightly to allow wine to mature and age properly.

But cork is more than the recalcitrant barrier between you and your booze. It’s a critical element of winemaking history and a fascinating organism to boot. And though new advances in winemaking technology mean that screw caps and artificial corks can work as well as the natural stuff, cork trees and their history are critically important, especially as climate change affects wine regions, growing seasons, and life cycles globally.

A Chemist Explains Why Corks Matter When Storing Wine​

A Chemist Explains Why Corks Matter When Storing Wine | Wine Folly

Want to start a wine cellar? Believe it or not, choosing the right bottle might be just as important as what's inside. Dr. Andrew Waterhouse elegantly explains the important of bottle stoppers and aging wine.

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What is Cork and Why is it Used to Close Wine Bottles?

For a long time, cork has been used as the barrier between us and our wine. But did you know that cork is actually environmentally sound? Learn more

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[Lisa]

I am all for traditions - but there are exceptions.

What I have really come to hate is when the cork is hidden by some stupid extensive plastic wrapping.
Then you need two special instruments to open a bottle of wine: A special cutter for the plastic wrapping, and a cork screw.
I once had such a plastic-wrapping cutter, but it is broken now, and I do not want to buy a new one.
So I work at that stupid plastic wrapping with a sharp knife.

And when I have to chose between two bottles of similar good wine, but one has a screw cap and one has a cork hidden by some stupid extensive over-size plastic wrapping, then I always chose the good wine with the plastic cap and NOT the maybe equally good wine with that arrogantly over-sized plastic wrapping.

I learned years ago how to use a Sommeliers friend to open a bottle of wine quickly. They have a cutter to cut that covers in just a few twists of the bottle. If I don't have that tool handy I can use a paring knife to do the same thing.

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[Rumpelstil]

I learned years ago how to use a Sommeliers friend to open a bottle of wine quickly. They have a cutter to cut that covers in just a few twists of the bottle. If I don't have that tool handy I can use a parting knife to do the same thing.

A good thing!

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[Lisa]

A good thing!

My dad liked to make and drink wine and this is what he preferred to open a bottle. I still have it. They are easier to use for many people, but they don't have the included cutter.

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[Rumpelstil]

My dad liked to make and drink wine

I also like to drink wine.
But I have never made my own wine.
I leave that to my many relatives - some of them professional wine makers.

As I said elsewhere: I come from a familiy of German wine growers that have cultivated wine since the year 900 A.D. - and probably also before that date.

 

[Lisa]

I also like to drink wine.
But I have never made my own wine.
I leave that to my many relatives - some of them professional wine makers.

As I said elsewhere: I come from a familiy of German wine growers that have cultivated wine since the year 900 A.D. - and probably also before that date.

I remember watching him and my uncle make wine and beer in the fall. He would make ginger beer and hard cider for us kids.

He made a batch of champagne once. That was a lot of work for maybe 24 bottles.

 

[Rumpelstil]

He made a batch of champagne once. That was a lot of work for maybe 24 bottles.

I can imagine!

 

[Lisa]

I can imagine!

I remember a few of them blowing up because there was too much pressue in the bottle, even for reinforced champagne bottles. Either the bottle would blow or the wire cage would allow the cork to shoot across the cellar where they were aging. It was a sticky mess to clean up.

 

[Rumpelstil]

I remember a few of them blowing up because there was too much pressue in the bottle, even for reinforced champagne bottles. Either the bottle would blow or the wire cage would allow the cork to shoot across the cellar where they were aging. It was a sticky mess to clean up.

A question:

Was he allowed to call his champagne "champagne"?
Did he make that champagne in the US or in Alsace or "dans la Champagne"?

 

[Lisa]

A question:

Was he allowed to call his champagne "champagne"?
Did he make that champagne in the US or in Alsace or "dans la Chapagne"?

It was obviously in the US. It wasn't sold, so he could call it champagne. Many bottles were given as gifts and some were drank with celebratory meals. I never developed a taste for it,