The closure on a wine bottle signals more than tradition or convenience. Cork and screw caps manage oxygen in different ways, which can shape freshness, reduce certain faults, and influence how a wine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. multiple bottles of wine with yellow screw tops - ND700/Shutterstock Many people tend to judge a wine by its closure, believing ...

Before we tip a glass or two for this conversation, I want to disclose that I am not a sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. However, in a past career as a sales associate, I needed to learn ...

Screw caps are a relatively recent and convenient way to seal a bottle of wine. Plus, they're recyclable when deposited in the bins and roll carts we put at the curb. But it's probably going to take ...

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, ...

My feelings about screw caps on wine have been complicated. I know that good wine can be under a screw cap, but I also have had fear of the screw cap. Will people think I’m cheap or have bad taste in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bryan Gardner It's a hot-button issue among wine lovers: Should you purchase wine that's sealed with a cork or a screw cap? Before ...

Can you really judge a bottle of wine based on the closure used to seal it? You’re not supposed to, but a lot of us do, especially in the United States. A study done by the Cork Quality Council found ...

Traditionally, wine bottles have been sealed with a piece of bark from a tree known as Quercus suber, or Cork Oak. While screw-cap wine enclosures have been around since the 1950s, they’ve ...

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 ...

Like the recent cicada hatch, we have recently emerged from our COVID-19 cocoon and have cautiously reengaged with several of our friends, so we were thrilled when my wife and I received an invitation ...