Can wines successfully age under screw cap? Long-term producer data and ample scientific research now offers a detailed ...

Aug. 6, 2002 — -- At a recent tasting of luxury boutique wines on the Hawaiian island of Maui, John Conover, general manager of the PlumpJack Vineyard of Oakville, Calif., stood accused. "A lady ...

Screw cap wines have reached record numbers recently. Even luxury wines up to $100 are using screw caps, with the Aussies leading the way. Meanwhile the use of naturally corked bottles continues to ...

A decade ago, many wineries started using screw caps as closures on wine bottles. They were rebelling against a spate of poor-quality corks that ruined wine. A “corked” wine has been spoiled by a ...

SPOKANE — They don’t stand on snobbishness when it comes to making wine at Washington State University (WSU). For the past six years, every wine made by a WSU enology student or researcher has come ...

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 ...

Do you need a natural cork when it comes to high-end red wines that are going to be cellared for many years?-- Jim Heimann, Roseland A decade ago, your question would have made no sense. What else ...

In recent years, a growing number of wine makers are using screw caps rather than natural corks. The trend worries natural cork producers who have mounted an ad campaign targeting Northern California ...

When we host wine tastings, we are often asked our thoughts on screw cap wines as opposed to the more traditional cork. Being New Yorkers, we respond with questions of our own, which are, “How many ...