I note the comments about screw caps, and your concern over making the
right decision. It is a difficult one for no other reason than snobbery!
After the research I am sure you will find the error rate with the caps
decreases from cork. It will affect orders in the short term - I
think you will find that as well from your research, so accompanying the
decision with education of consumers is important. Actually just
read your latest diary note and your decision to go screw cap - good on
you. I for one would be happy to have screw caps sent to me!
The only downside is losing the ceremony of
opening the wine with my fancy corkscrew!
I have some fun now with screw cap wines - mainly from NZ (from which I originate). I enjoy taking a screw cap bottle to a dinner and watching the host's face as I give them the wine. I then insist they open the bottle and try the wine - and see the sense of relief and disbelief that the wine could actually be as good as it tastes! This may of course be my warped NZ sense of humor.
Love the wines - and will buy if and when you go screw cap!
Here are a few links to articles and such on screw caps. Anyone can find a lot of information on it these days.
International
Herald Tribune
Stelvin
Wine
Spectator
Epicurious
Screw caps are the way forward now.
Screwcaps
David Coffaro, April 24, 2004
- Re: Screwcaps
David Nelson, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Daniel Golando, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Robert Sisak, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
John Farrington, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
James Luscombe, April 24, 2004
- Re: Screwcaps
James Luscombe, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Peter, April 24, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Ed Hale, April 26, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Mike Laflin, April 26, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Ken Musso, April 26, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
Tom Bond, April 26, 2004- Re: Screwcaps
John Treder, April 29, 2004
Re: Screwcaps
Grant Wakelin, April 30, 2004