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, ...

are down to 18%.” Alternative closures have had success in the marketplace. She says they accounted for almost 45% in 2018 and that, “…screw caps make up about 32% of the global [wine bottle] closure ...

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 ...

Beverages have been sealed with metal caps since the 19th century, but — horrors — nobody thought about using them on quality wine bottles until the 21st century. Impetus came from two directions. A ...

Californian wine brand Böen is urging U.S. shoppers to "Tap Our Cap" with a smartphone to educate themselves about its wines. The vintner equipped its bottles with near-field communication (NFC) ...

Can you really judge a bottle of wine based on the closure used to seal it? You’re not supposed to, but a lot of us do, especially in the United States. A study done by the Cork Quality Council found ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Don’t judge a wine by its cover. In a survey of the chemistry and flavor of pinot noir and chardonnay, consumers couldn’t discern wines capped with natural corks from screw caps, ...

It's not your daddy's Thunderbird, and I don't mean the sports car. Twist-off bottle caps are no longer the domain of the Gallo Brothers jugs, "wine product," and skid row. The change started with New ...