Screw caps provide accessibility and corks bring tradition. But what do each actually do to the taste of your wine?

Wine ages better with a screw cap, as there is no chance of seal failure or tainting - Screw caps have been physically tested for over 30 years, and are designed to last longer than that. You can ...

In these tough times, the wine industry has learned to be responsive to consumer whims and demands. Nobody can afford to ignore what the wine buyer wants when inventories are high and money is tigh… ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A shift is brewing in the world of wine. Bottles traditionally sealed with a cork are ...

WHEN FRIENDS come over to our house for dinner with a bottle of screw cap (also called twist cap or screw top) wine, we tend to snicker a bit, especially on the quality and price connotation of the ...

Foil Cutting Test: If the wine opener had a foil cutter, I tested it out by cutting the foil cap on a bottle of wine. Wine Opening Test: I opened two bottles of wine (with natural corks) using ...

Are screw caps or corks better for wine? So why are we still stuck on cork? For many, cork has an old-school allure. To some, opening a four-figure bottle of grand cru Burgundy with a twist doesn ...

Although wine-makers found the closure was much more effective at keeping an air-tight seal on a bottle of wine and eliminating the risk of cork spoilage, it wasn’t until 2001 that screw caps ...

One is a $135 bottle of 1997 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, an ultralimited bottling of. So you think you know wine? ... But Can You Sniff The Twist Cap?