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]]> By: Christopher Grigg http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-24797 Christopher Grigg Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:30:48 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-24797 You may learn more on all aspects of wine tasting including corks at: http://www.freewinecourse.com developed by: Taste of the Vine - http://www.tasteofthevine.co.uk You may learn more on all aspects of wine tasting including corks at:

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]]> By: Steve De Long http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1690 Steve De Long Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:05:40 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1690 Thanks for the detailed clarification, Kim. I'll assume you don't like the Zork! I did like that it popped but the Vino-Lok is much more elegant. However, my Vino-Lok bottle did leak -- the stopper popped out when I resealed it and put it on its side in the fridge. It may have something to do with the brett infection that was brewing away. Hi Jathan, thanks for the comment and the link back. One question: does Randall Grahm play the sommelier in Vive Le Screwcap? Thanks for the detailed clarification, Kim. I’ll assume you don’t like the Zork! I did like that it popped but the Vino-Lok is much more elegant. However, my Vino-Lok bottle did leak — the stopper popped out when I resealed it and put it on its side in the fridge. It may have something to do with the brett infection that was brewing away.

Hi Jathan, thanks for the comment and the link back. One question: does Randall Grahm play the sommelier in Vive Le Screwcap?

]]> By: Winexpression » Blog Archive » Watch Vive Le Screwcap! http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1686 Winexpression » Blog Archive » Watch Vive Le Screwcap! Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:14:01 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1686 [...] Then, head over to the De Long Wine Moment blog and read Steve’s Comparison of alternative closures. [...] […] Then, head over to the De Long Wine Moment blog and read Steve’s Comparison of alternative closures. […]

]]> By: Jathan http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1684 Jathan Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:41:44 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1684 Nice post Steve. I am a screwcap convert, and happy to see that some of the other readers feel the same way. I think we've all heard enough propaganda from the Cork Mafia, and are ready to move on to a truly better closure. Nice post Steve.

I am a screwcap convert, and happy to see that some of the other readers feel the same way. I think we’ve all heard enough propaganda from the Cork Mafia, and are ready to move on to a truly better closure.

]]> By: Kim http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1672 Kim Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:46:51 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1672 Hi Steve, A few points of clarification. Stelvin is the original brand of screw caps for wine, made by Alcan (formerly Pechiney) in various plants around the World. Alcoa's brand is LongCap and other producers (including a couple here in Australia & 2 more in N.Z.) also have their own brand. It's all academic, as they all use the same liner technology to seal the wine in and keep the air out, which is the aim of all good closures (including corks by the way...). They have taken off in A&NZ as the incidence of cork faults was simply unacceptable & very wide-spread (not just taint, but random oxidation and leaks & crumbling corks etc). Winemakers here used a variety of closures for differing price points historically, but now screw caps are reliably replacing cheaper natural & agglomerate corks, and many synthetic closures too. Wineries around Adelaide tried the Zork (or was that Dork?) originally as it was invented there, but even after 3 versions they still have the same issues as other synthetic corks in terms of flavour scalping and oxidation over just a few months storage. They can be re-inserted after opening, but as they create a positive pressure in the bottle, don't lay the bottle down, as they will push out by themselves!!! Vino-Lok is seen in Australia (as in other discerning wine markets) as the closure of choice for premium wines. The glass closure is more expensive than premium natural corks, but can be guaranteed to be taint free, seal as well as a screw cap, and be resealed without pushing out again. (You can tip the resealed bottle upside down & it will hold!). The major benefit of course is the image, it looks really classy, so the presentation at the table to your guests is superb. You can store these babies for years and be certain they'll open without fuss and be as good as the winemaker intended them to be. Cheers! Hi Steve,
A few points of clarification. Stelvin is the original brand of screw caps for wine, made by Alcan (formerly Pechiney) in various plants around the World. Alcoa’s brand is LongCap and other producers (including a couple here in Australia & 2 more in N.Z.) also have their own brand. It’s all academic, as they all use the same liner technology to seal the wine in and keep the air out, which is the aim of all good closures (including corks by the way…). They have taken off in A&NZ as the incidence of cork faults was simply unacceptable & very wide-spread (not just taint, but random oxidation and leaks & crumbling corks etc).
Winemakers here used a variety of closures for differing price points historically, but now screw caps are reliably replacing cheaper natural & agglomerate corks, and many synthetic closures too.
Wineries around Adelaide tried the Zork (or was that Dork?) originally as it was invented there, but even after 3 versions they still have the same issues as other synthetic corks in terms of flavour scalping and oxidation over just a few months storage. They can be re-inserted after opening, but as they create a positive pressure in the bottle, don’t lay the bottle down, as they will push out by themselves!!!
Vino-Lok is seen in Australia (as in other discerning wine markets) as the closure of choice for premium wines. The glass closure is more expensive than premium natural corks, but can be guaranteed to be taint free, seal as well as a screw cap, and be resealed without pushing out again. (You can tip the resealed bottle upside down & it will hold!). The major benefit of course is the image, it looks really classy, so the presentation at the table to your guests is superb. You can store these babies for years and be certain they’ll open without fuss and be as good as the winemaker intended them to be.
Cheers!

]]> By: Steve De Long http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1649 Steve De Long Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:51:46 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1649 Thanks, Vee. The Zork is cool -- it's sad to hear from Edward that it isn't catching on. I also ran across the Sebastiani Used Automobile Parts in my research but it isn't available in the UK. It would be an interesting blind tasting to see if there was any difference between the 3 closures. Stelvin is a brand of screw cap and is the most widely used brand, which Tom pointed out. I've tried to find the names of other brands but they're usually only referred to in the context that there are more screwcap manufacturers than Stelvin. Thanks, Vee. The Zork is cool — it’s sad to hear from Edward that it isn’t catching on. I also ran across the Sebastiani Used Automobile Parts in my research but it isn’t available in the UK. It would be an interesting blind tasting to see if there was any difference between the 3 closures.

Stelvin is a brand of screw cap and is the most widely used brand, which Tom pointed out. I’ve tried to find the names of other brands but they’re usually only referred to in the context that there are more screwcap manufacturers than Stelvin.

]]> By: Vee Fitzgerald http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1634 Vee Fitzgerald Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:20:20 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1634 Great rundown of all the closure options. Actually, I'm grooming myself as a specialist in New Zealand wines, and I'm very much enamored with their championing of the screw cap. Although I love how the producers of wines who's retail prices range between US$9.99 and $39.99 have created stylish and personalized packaging using the screw cap, I voted for Zork after reading your treatment. I'm going to take a bottle of the Red Knot Mc Laren Vale Shiraz 2004 home and unravel that Zork just to give the closure and the wine a try. I'm going to posts my results on my My Space blog. We recently received a trio of wines, Bordeaux style blends from Napa Valley called Used Automobile Parts. The box was very cool looking (didn't remind me at all of the chop shop) but what was interesting was that each of the three bottles was closed with a different closure - one Zork, one screw cap, one Vino Lok. However, at $79.99, although I don't doubt the wines are fantastic (I was off the day we tasted it), it's kind of an expensive experiment. One question: Do I understand correctly that Stelvin is a brand of screw cap? Is it the only brand used in the wine industry? Is it the most widely used brand? OK, that was three questions. Cheers, Vee Great rundown of all the closure options. Actually, I’m grooming myself as a specialist in New Zealand wines, and I’m very much enamored with their championing of the screw cap. Although I love how the producers of wines who’s retail prices range between US$9.99 and $39.99 have created stylish and personalized packaging using the screw cap, I voted for Zork after reading your treatment.

I’m going to take a bottle of the Red Knot Mc Laren Vale Shiraz 2004 home and unravel that Zork just to give the closure and the wine a try. I’m going to posts my results on my My Space blog.

We recently received a trio of wines, Bordeaux style blends from Napa Valley called Used Automobile Parts. The box was very cool looking (didn’t remind me at all of the chop shop) but what was interesting was that each of the three bottles was closed with a different closure - one Zork, one screw cap, one Vino Lok. However, at $79.99, although I don’t doubt the wines are fantastic (I was off the day we tasted it), it’s kind of an expensive experiment.

One question: Do I understand correctly that Stelvin is a brand of screw cap? Is it the only brand used in the wine industry? Is it the most widely used brand?
OK, that was three questions.

Cheers,

Vee

]]> By: Steve De Long http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1633 Steve De Long Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:03:06 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1633 Who put "Taps on large barrels of wine" in the poll? Now there's a civilized solution. . . Who put “Taps on large barrels of wine” in the poll? Now there’s a civilized solution. . .

]]> By: Steve De Long http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1632 Steve De Long Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:00:19 +0000 http://www.delongwine.com/news/2006/08/15/a-little-closure/#comment-1632 Thanks, Karen. The absolutely worst case is cellaring a wine for many years and then finding it to be corked. You can't exactly return it! Thanks for update on the Australian scene, Edward. Your <a href="http://wino-sapien.blogspot.com/2006/08/good-cork-bad-cork.html" rel="nofollow">Good Cork, Bad Cork</a> post is an excellent illustration of natural cork failure and an excellent case for the Diam. And too bad the Zorks aren't taking off. Thanks for the clarification, Tom. Thanks, Karen. The absolutely worst case is cellaring a wine for many years and then finding it to be corked. You can’t exactly return it!

Thanks for update on the Australian scene, Edward. Your Good Cork, Bad Cork post is an excellent illustration of natural cork failure and an excellent case for the Diam. And too bad the Zorks aren’t taking off.

Thanks for the clarification, Tom.

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