I hate screw taps. My husband and I don't buy bottles with screw taps. He grew up in Ukraine and back there when a bottle has a screw cap it means that it's "wine" mixed with all kinds of
nasty things and then sold as a "real" bottle of wine.
I think my mom gave me a complex about screw caps on wine. She always said that cheap, not so good wine, have screw caps. Although, I had many screw top bottles of wine that I like, I still
prefer wine with a cork
I know they seem convenient, but I think it takes away from the fun of opening and enjoying a bottle of wine. I've totally messed up a cork before, but I like the *pop* when the cork comes
out.
i know i've read that screw caps sometimes even help the wine stay better then the corked bottles but i can't help it- i need wine with a cork- screw caps still feel cheap to me
Screwcaps are ingenious. I do not cellar wine, and as such, 99% of the wine I drink should have a screw cap.
Something like 5% of wines using corks have gone bad prematurely due to a flaw in the cork, or the corking process. Sometimes it is more subtle than others, but if you have any hesitation:
leave the wine in the bottle, put the cork back in it, and return it to the store you bought it from. Any store worth their salt will at least exchange it.
I am totally open to them. My husband read me a business analysis piece recently where wine purveyors talked about eliminating corks because the screw caps kept the wine well if not better
than a cork and avoided the musty smell and taste associated with cork taint. Thus another benefit of the industry trend toward screw caps. It's all good as long as the wine tastes well.
I love them. Although I was at a restaurant the other day and it was kind of awkward when the waitress came over with our wine: 2 screw capped bottles!
I have had Screw top wines that are great and I have corked wine and it is disgusting, I think everyone just needs to try it and they will be converted!
I see the purpose of corks, but something about the loss of a cork strikes me as sad. It's the end of the days when opening a bottle of wine required a bit of skill and treasured wine key,
not to mention the sense of accomplishment you received when you managed a perfect open (no cork in the wine and just burst of grape aroma). I will miss those days...
high priced bottles of wine are turning to the screw caps, and as such, i've been able to accept it as a reality, but it still seems cheap and unclassy to me.....that being said, i dont mind
beind cheap and unclassy in certain situations (drinking with the girls, going to the cottage, drinking at university) so i've been known to actually seek out screw tops in the past to avoid
not having a functioning cork screw
one time, we had to "christen the boat" on the sidewalk outside my apartment because the cork screw broke into our only bottle of wine, and we needed it badly!
A screw cap is the only way to avoid "cork taint", a bad odor that comes from the cork itself (a chemical called TCA in the cork). You'll often hear people describe this odor as musty, like a
basement. It is estimated that 7-10% of all corked wine has cork taint. (I worked at a Wine Center and one day in particular, five bottles of wine had cork taint... that I opened in a
row!!)
Sure, the romance and tradition of pulling the cork is gone... but it's unfortunate to purchase an expensive bottle of wine only to be surprised by an overwhelming scent of basement.
Sometimes wine & spirit stores will reimburse you if you take the bottle back... but in restaurants where servers may be untrained on cork taint, you could be out of luck.
Always remember, the wine that's good is the wine you like! The choice is yours, but please consider the facts before shooting the idea down
It doesn't matter if it has a Screw Cap or a Cork to me as long as the wine is good. I've had bad Corked wine and Excellent Screw Cap, it doesn't have the same meaning it used to.
It depends on the wine. A bottle with a screw cap isn't a wine that's meant to age to perfection in your cellar. They're perfect for a table wine you're going to drink within a few years of
the vintage, but for something that you want to get better with age, you need a cork. It makes a huge difference in aging process.
Most corks aren't cork anymore (as its becoming extinct and is incredibly expensive), so cork taint is less of an issue for the majority of wines on the market.
I really dont mind screwcaps however I prefer that they are reserved for cheaper wines or wines that are meant to be drank young and don't need to be aged because the problem with screwcaps
is that oxygen does not get to the wine and for some wines, especially red wines, they need that tiny bit of oxygen to age well so that's the good thing about corks. Another good thing about
corkscrews is that they preserve wine a little better once opened.
As for cork taint, as someone mentioned before, it's not really an issue anymore because now that more winemakes are turning to corkscrews due to many reasons, one including cork taint so the
comapnies that manufacture corks are really cracking down on the cork making process to really limit possible cork taint.
It's the taste of the wine that matters not the cork. Who want to fight with opening the cork. I have has had to many corked wines and think the screw cap is great. It is a thing of the past
that cheap wines are the only ones that use screw caps. The wine keep it's true flavor longer with out spoiling. And how is open a cork FUN!
I love screw tops. I've had 'cork issues' too many times. Usually the cork breaks or the bottle won't fit in the fridge (white wine) after being opened and recorked because it's too high to
fit within the space. It's so frustrating! I've had some great tasting wine from screw top bottles. I say forget the cork and bring on the screw.
I hate that there's such a stigma attached to screw-top wines- most of them are quite good, and it no longer has anything to do with cheapness. Like others have mentioned, a vigneron who
chooses the screw cap over a cork is actually making a very smart decision, because cork trees are becoming increasingly rare, and the caps can better ensure that the wine will keep.
I will say, though, that I absolutely HATE those fake plastic corks. Lame.
they do keep the wine fresher... and the convenience is key. people are just being snobs about the cork issue. i agree with asilgrif... if it tastes good... who cares.
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I hate screw taps. My husband and I don't buy bottles with screw taps. He grew up in Ukraine and back there when a bottle has a screw cap it means that it's "wine" mixed with all kinds of nasty things and then sold as a "real" bottle of wine.
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2I'm all for screw caps because they eliminate the possibility of corked wine. I have had two experiences with corked wine, and it is truly awful.
3I think my mom gave me a complex about screw caps on wine. She always said that cheap, not so good wine, have screw caps. Although, I had many screw top bottles of wine that I like, I still prefer wine with a cork
4Syako - that sounds icky!
I know they seem convenient, but I think it takes away from the fun of opening and enjoying a bottle of wine. I've totally messed up a cork before, but I like the *pop* when the cork comes out.
5i know i've read that screw caps sometimes even help the wine stay better then the corked bottles but i can't help it- i need wine with a cork- screw caps still feel cheap to me
6I don't mind them.
7Screwcaps are ingenious. I do not cellar wine, and as such, 99% of the wine I drink should have a screw cap.
Something like 5% of wines using corks have gone bad prematurely due to a flaw in the cork, or the corking process. Sometimes it is more subtle than others, but if you have any hesitation: leave the wine in the bottle, put the cork back in it, and return it to the store you bought it from. Any store worth their salt will at least exchange it.
8I am totally open to them. My husband read me a business analysis piece recently where wine purveyors talked about eliminating corks because the screw caps kept the wine well if not better than a cork and avoided the musty smell and taste associated with cork taint. Thus another benefit of the industry trend toward screw caps. It's all good as long as the wine tastes well.
9Doesnt it loose the point of having wine then?
10I love them. Although I was at a restaurant the other day and it was kind of awkward when the waitress came over with our wine: 2 screw capped bottles!
11I have had Screw top wines that are great and I have corked wine and it is disgusting, I think everyone just needs to try it and they will be converted!
12If the wine is good who cares if it was corked or screwed?
13I see the purpose of corks, but something about the loss of a cork strikes me as sad. It's the end of the days when opening a bottle of wine required a bit of skill and treasured wine key, not to mention the sense of accomplishment you received when you managed a perfect open (no cork in the wine and just burst of grape aroma). I will miss those days...
14*Correction: I see the purpose of SCREW CAPS, but will miss the cork. (Was typing to fast there)
15high priced bottles of wine are turning to the screw caps, and as such, i've been able to accept it as a reality, but it still seems cheap and unclassy to me.....that being said, i dont mind beind cheap and unclassy in certain situations (drinking with the girls, going to the cottage, drinking at university) so i've been known to actually seek out screw tops in the past to avoid not having a functioning cork screw
one time, we had to "christen the boat" on the sidewalk outside my apartment because the cork screw broke into our only bottle of wine, and we needed it badly!
16I don't mind them, I usually end up messing up the cork anyway!
17If the wine is good, I don't care if its a cork or cap!
18I've been in restaurants where people have actually sent back wine because it has a screw cap.
In the past, I'm sure its been synonymous with cheap wine, but that just isn't the case anymore.
19i used to think that screw caps meant tht the wine wasn't as good but now that i know better - i'm ok with them!
20There's a stigma to screw caps that I hope we can overcome. If it's good wine, it shouldn't matter how it's bottled.
Of course, I'm a bit of a hypocrit because I usually pick my wine by its label.
21A screw cap is the only way to avoid "cork taint", a bad odor that comes from the cork itself (a chemical called TCA in the cork). You'll often hear people describe this odor as musty, like a basement. It is estimated that 7-10% of all corked wine has cork taint. (I worked at a Wine Center and one day in particular, five bottles of wine had cork taint... that I opened in a row!!)
Sure, the romance and tradition of pulling the cork is gone... but it's unfortunate to purchase an expensive bottle of wine only to be surprised by an overwhelming scent of basement.
Sometimes wine & spirit stores will reimburse you if you take the bottle back... but in restaurants where servers may be untrained on cork taint, you could be out of luck.
Always remember, the wine that's good is the wine you like! The choice is yours, but please consider the facts before shooting the idea down
22Oh one more thing... screw caps allow you to better preserve an opened bottle if you don't have any sealing products.
Either way... it's just best to drink the whole bottle up!!
23It doesn't matter if it has a Screw Cap or a Cork to me as long as the wine is good. I've had bad Corked wine and Excellent Screw Cap, it doesn't have the same meaning it used to.
24I don't drink wine much, so maybe I should try screw cap wines. I do agree it's a lot more fun to open corked ones.
25It depends on the wine. A bottle with a screw cap isn't a wine that's meant to age to perfection in your cellar. They're perfect for a table wine you're going to drink within a few years of the vintage, but for something that you want to get better with age, you need a cork. It makes a huge difference in aging process.
Most corks aren't cork anymore (as its becoming extinct and is incredibly expensive), so cork taint is less of an issue for the majority of wines on the market.
26They are perfect after a bad day where you are complaining to a friend on the phone, but want wine as soon as you walk in the door.
27You know, I understand why more companies are using them, but unscrewing just doesn't have the same significance as uncorking a nice bottle of wine.
28I really dont mind screwcaps however I prefer that they are reserved for cheaper wines or wines that are meant to be drank young and don't need to be aged because the problem with screwcaps is that oxygen does not get to the wine and for some wines, especially red wines, they need that tiny bit of oxygen to age well so that's the good thing about corks. Another good thing about corkscrews is that they preserve wine a little better once opened.
As for cork taint, as someone mentioned before, it's not really an issue anymore because now that more winemakes are turning to corkscrews due to many reasons, one including cork taint so the comapnies that manufacture corks are really cracking down on the cork making process to really limit possible cork taint.
29It's the taste of the wine that matters not the cork. Who want to fight with opening the cork. I have has had to many corked wines and think the screw cap is great. It is a thing of the past that cheap wines are the only ones that use screw caps. The wine keep it's true flavor longer with out spoiling. And how is open a cork FUN!
30woops..i meant screwcraps, not corkscrews lol..whatever that is
31It's all about what's inside the bottle that counts. Screw caps, cork, plastic cork...it's just in the way of yumminess.
I like the convenience of screw caps. With those, I don't have to hunt through my drawers for the corkscrew and a stopper.
I'm not a collector of wines, nor do I ever plunk down more than $15 for a bottle, so the corks are not important.
32cork trees are becoming rare and could become extinct, so get used to the screw tops
33I love screw tops. I've had 'cork issues' too many times. Usually the cork breaks or the bottle won't fit in the fridge (white wine) after being opened and recorked because it's too high to fit within the space. It's so frustrating! I've had some great tasting wine from screw top bottles. I say forget the cork and bring on the screw.
34I hate that there's such a stigma attached to screw-top wines- most of them are quite good, and it no longer has anything to do with cheapness. Like others have mentioned, a vigneron who chooses the screw cap over a cork is actually making a very smart decision, because cork trees are becoming increasingly rare, and the caps can better ensure that the wine will keep.
I will say, though, that I absolutely HATE those fake plastic corks. Lame.
Save the cork trees! Get a screw cap.
35I don't see what the big deal is. Corks are fine, and screw tops are fine. If the wine is good, who cares?
36they do keep the wine fresher... and the convenience is key. people are just being snobs about the cork issue. i agree with asilgrif... if it tastes good... who cares.
37I don't drink wine.
38I think they're great.
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