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Pastimes : Wine You Can Enjoy @ Under $20 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (330)	4/22/2006 1:02:23 PM
From: MoneyPenny	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1277

A fine cork such as used on bordeaux can cost as much as $2 each. I'll take a screw top any day over a cheap cork, which often emits air into the bottle. I detest the synthetic ones which play bloody hell with my Screwpull. Strips the teflon off. MP

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (330)	4/22/2006 10:50:29 PM
From: Mark Marcellus	Respond to of 1277

If we are being asked to pay over $20 per bottle, 20 cents seems like a minimal additional expenditure. Actually, in the worst case the additional expenditure is over $20. As one who has been disappointed by far too many bottles of "corked" wine, I'm open to any alternative.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (330)	4/23/2006 2:29:10 PM
From: Jon Khymn	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1277

Actually the trend is... More of the top wine makers are changing to screw caps... I think screw cap is the best choice at this point. It performs better, they've tested extensively and the screw cap screw the corks. But Ahhhhh, one thing..."the ritual of the cork" The only thing the screw cap lacking is the "feel", the "ceremony" of opening a bottle, and the sound of cork "popping"... Also we do not know yet about the long term aging of wine... no one has test results over 10 years... --- snip, A significant number of highly regarded wineries in the United States are taking the plunge. Plumpjack have been bottling 50 percent of their reserve production in Stelvin. This year, look for Calera, Argyle and Sonoma-Cutrer to join in on the action. Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon has given up on cork completely. His entire production will be bottled with screw caps this year. We spoke with Randall at this year's Sommelier Summit about his decision. He believes that screw caps are the best closure currently available. Let us assure you that if anything better comes along he'll be the first to use it. It seems everyone agrees that the Stelvin closure is the best alternative to cork currently available. Don't expect to see the revolution to impact the United States as quickly as it has Australia and New Zealand, though. The cork offers tradition and a proven track record. There are numerous other projects under way in an attempt to find a better solution that may be successful. ---snip novusvinum.com