Is there A difference using Wine Screw Caps Over Cork?
Screw cap bottle enclosures have almost become the norm, with various wine producers using it as an alternative to the more traditional cork enclosure. Some producers use either exclusively, however others use the enclosure to show which tier the wine you are drinking is located, with upper tiers usually having cork enclosures.
Using cork does not necessarily indicate quality or expense. There are a lot of very premium wines that almost exclusively use screw caps, such as the Ken Forrester Range here in Cape Town.
The benefits of either enclosure are well documented, screw caps provide a tight seal and don't need to be laid on their sides to prevent drying out. Corks provide a natural seal that has been known to allow wines to breath and develop flavour profiles that can only be achieved with the controlled exchange of air over years.
But where did the idea of the cork come from? And how did people get corks out of the bottle before corkscrews where invented?
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