That whooshing sound up in Napa is not the tail wind of a wine cork leaving a bottle; it's the sound of steam gathering behind the screw-cap movement. While still a tiny portion of wine bottle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you’re a casual wine drinker or you consider yourself more of a connoisseur, chances are you have your opinions about screw-cap bottles. As relative newcomers to the industry, there is a ...

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, ...

To cork or to cap? It’s a big question for wine producers that has been rapidly fermenting among oenophiles and growers from the hallowed cellars of Bordeaux, up the slopes of sunny California and ...

I don't know if other wine-drinkers play my Most Expensive Cork Game (patent pending). MECG keeps track of the wines you've opened that were tainted with TCA – tri-chloroanisole 3. Brief lecture: TCA ...

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 excellent aging. Others say that twist-top ...