At one time there was no question about how best to close a wine bottle; you simply put a cork in it. Today, winemakers have more choices. Besides natural cork, the options include synthetic stopper, ...

About thirty percent of the wine on offer at Chicago’s Embeya—a modern pan-Asian restaurant with French accents—is screw cap. And, according to owner and wine director Attila Gyulai, it’s the younger ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about anything wine-related. Few winemakers will argue that screw caps have a lower failure rate and better consistency ...

Before we tip a glass or two for this conversation, I want to disclose that I am not a sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. However, in a past career as a sales associate, I needed to learn ...

PORTLAND — It’s the main event in the battle over how to close a bottle of wine: Cork vs. screw cap. To some, it’s a matter of style. To others, it’s an issue of quality. And now, it’s a question of ...

The closure on a wine bottle signals more than tradition or convenience. Cork and screw caps manage oxygen in different ways, which can shape freshness, reduce certain faults, and influence how a wine ...

While browsing for wines, your instinct may be to reach for the bottles that require a corkscrew rather than those with a screw cap. But which is actually better: bottles under cork, or bottles under ...

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Admit it: The first time you saw a wine bottle with a screw top, you thought it was only slightly better than that found in a box. But if the wine had a cork, well ...