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Why is a Stelvin Closure better than a cork?
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October 01, 2009 01:41 AM
http://www.prairieberry.com/wine-know/index.php?id=26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_cap
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The answer has everything to do with freshness, integrity and contamination of the wine. These are some of the conditions that are affected when a traditional cork fails. Corks can become dried out and crumble into the wine, they can grown mold or fungus on them, the can admit air into the bottle and they can affect the overall taste of the wine as well.
From what I've read many of the better wineries are switching to Stelvin Closures because it better protects their investment and preserves the product.
Here's an interesting article from a winery which goes more in depth in the first link.
My last link leads to an interesting "cork" alternative. I haven't come across one like this yet but I remember that either Corbett Canyon or Sutter Home at one time was using a flexible cork made out of some kind of plastic. I still have a few in my cork drawer. They're reusable and washable which is nice so I use them to replace the regular corks in new bottles of wine I open.
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From what I've read many of the better wineries are switching to Stelvin Closures because it better protects their investment and preserves the product.
Here's an interesting article from a winery which goes more in depth in the first link.
My last link leads to an interesting "cork" alternative. I haven't come across one like this yet but I remember that either Corbett Canyon or Sutter Home at one time was using a flexible cork made out of some kind of plastic. I still have a few in my cork drawer. They're reusable and washable which is nice so I use them to replace the regular corks in new bottles of wine I open.
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