Wine cork or screw cap? Is the bottle closure war coming to an end?
WRITING on Winemag.co.za, leading South African wine critic Michael Fridjhon reflects that: “The debate around closures has been part of the world of wine for several decades, and like most matters where belief carries more weight than the facts, it has acquired the intensity of religious dogma. There are several obvious reasons for this: from the moment an alternative to cork presented itself, it was in the interests of the cork industry to vilify “the enemy”. This meant that Stelvin was labelled “cheap and nasty” while those in the screw-cap business had to emphasise cork’s Achilles’ heels: taint and oxidation. Cork in return responded by claiming that oxidation was good (“screw-caps ’cause’ reduction”) and so the blame game has continued.”
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