France is to thank for the screwcap. In 1959, a French company patented then released the metal closure for wine bottles that ...

Wine 101: How to Open a Screwcap Twist-off closures are more popular than ever—they eliminate both the uncertainties of natural cork and the need to find that darn corkscrew. And opening them couldn't ...

From cork tragics to screwcap converts, when it comes to wine bottle closures, the jury is still out on the ideal seal. Despite living in an era of breathtaking technological and scientific ...

The opposite is the case with a screwcap. It is manufactured to extremely fine specifications, as is the external neck of the bottle. It is possible for an inexperienced user of the equipment which ...

Cork vs. Screwcap: Why Domaine Laroche Went Back to Cork Ten years ago, Laroche decided to bottle its entire range of Chablis under screw caps to keep wines fresh and prevent taint. So why switch back ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It's the eternal quandary of buying gifts for wine lovers: on the one ...

70% of Australian wine and 90% of New Zealand wines are under screwcap for Pete’s sake. The only downside to screwcap, apart ...

But even this definitively effervescent company has just launched a still red, Aurva Shiraz 2021, under a screwcap. Shiraz is the most-prized variety of winegrape in India and does well in the ...

There were a few surprises, a head-scratcher, and a revelation after opening a cross-section of Niagara wines from the vault ...