May 2003
Screw caps for Homemade wine
May, 2003 Filed in: Wine making
We keep seeing more and more screw caps on commercial wines, what about for homemade wine?
It used to be screw caps on wine were associated with “cheap” wine. However experts tell us that there is no difference in the aging of wine whether corks or screw caps are used. In fact the use of screw caps will eliminate wine that is tainted by cork problems. More and more high quality wines are using screw caps. However, companies using screw caps make large dollar investments in proper bottling equipment in order to use these screw caps. This elaborate equipment prevents any air getting into the wine bottle forming a perfect barrier to the atmosphere. This equipment is out of the price range for home wine makers, so we are stuck with corks. To many you will never replace the romance of corking a bottle of wine.
It used to be screw caps on wine were associated with “cheap” wine. However experts tell us that there is no difference in the aging of wine whether corks or screw caps are used. In fact the use of screw caps will eliminate wine that is tainted by cork problems. More and more high quality wines are using screw caps. However, companies using screw caps make large dollar investments in proper bottling equipment in order to use these screw caps. This elaborate equipment prevents any air getting into the wine bottle forming a perfect barrier to the atmosphere. This equipment is out of the price range for home wine makers, so we are stuck with corks. To many you will never replace the romance of corking a bottle of wine.