Use of screwcaps (sometimes known as ‘Stelvin’, a type of screwcap first produced by Le Bouchage Mécanique in Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy, France) is today widespread and growing, especially for early drinking, white, non-premium or New World wines. Some countries (e. g.
Veneto winery Terre dei Buth, purveyor of organic, vegan, fresh and fruity Prosecco, and elegant Pinot Grigio, is making a splash with a strong, clean design aesthetic and a genuine environmental sensibility. These factors combined make it one of a growing number of sustainable wine estates to watch.
OUR NEW SPANISH RANGE, BESO DE VINO (‘the kiss of wine’), has raised some eyebrows among customers as a result of three teensy holes in the wines’ screwcaps – aren’t closures supposed to be pretty much airtight? The people behind the BDV brand took the time to explain ..
While rummaging through James Halliday's fabulous website last week I came across a post on the so-called 'Hatcher Theorem'.
By now you might know our opinion on screwcap. It is undoubtedly the best closure available for wine today. Now the screwcap revolution is moving to sparkling wine, and it is the Australian's who are once again pioneering the technology.
Yesterday we had a still wine returned to us because it had bubbles. The bottle in question was a Muddy Water Pinotage. From memory we had one of their red wines under the Deliverance label returned before, this was probably about a year ago and it was for the same reason.
Had I had the motivation I would have done it myself, but I'm not the one bottling over 10,000 cases next month.
One of the most disheartening things as a wine merchant is having corked wines returned. It's completely NOT the fault of the customer.
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