My new case of wine: I'm worried

[groucho]

I'm in this wine club and have just received my new case. 3 of the bottles have screw tops, c'mon, that can't be right, can it?

[Jasandjules]

Such a terribly Middle Class place, PH...

[Neil_H]

I prefer screwtops, much less hassle, no corking and no difference to taste.

[Balmoral Green]

I like screw tops.

[groucho]

Good enough then.

[thehawk]

They are supposedly better than corks, keep the wine fresher. (unless it's a particularly fine wine that need aging through oxidisation and then corks are better)

[Asterix]

Screw tops are fine.

[dibbly_dobbler]

I was asking a wine buff at work about these the other day and they are becoming increasingly accepted even by these in the know apparently. Screw away with a clear conscience !

[anonymous-user]

With new world wines it seams to be the way ahead! some of the best NZ wines have screw caps and cost more than 35 pounds a bottle! I see it becoming the norm which is no bad thing really!

[shadowninja]

Screw tops all the way. You spill less as you drive along. Just stay below 30mph and pay your roadtax.

[lazy_b]

Things are probably a bit different for "posh" wines which need to be matured in the bottle, but screw tops are (arguably) better at keeping ordinary wines in good condition than corks.

Having said that, where's the fun in opening a screw-topped bottle of wine? I quite enjoy the ritual of opening a bottle with my trusty old "waiter's friend" (cue double entendres). I reckon the best compromise is a bottle with a synthetic plastic cork - all the fun of opening it, without any risk of cork taint.

[Colonial]

Ahhh, gotta love a bit of snobbery

Perfectly acceptable.

[dickymint]

3 litre boxes are the way forward

[markomah]

lazy_b said:

Things are probably a bit different for "posh" wines which need to be matured in the bottle, but screw tops are (arguably) better at keeping ordinary wines in good condition than corks.

Having said that, where's the fun in opening a screw-topped bottle of wine? I quite enjoy the ritual of opening a bottle with my trusty old "waiter's friend" (cue double entendres). I reckon the best compromise is a bottle with a synthetic plastic cork - all the fun of opening it, without any risk of cork taint.

Agree with all of the foregoing but the synthetic corks strip the silicone coating from Screwpull corkscrews...

[smiller]

dickymint said:

3 litre boxes are the way forward

The Italians have discovered the conclusion; Tavernello. Drinkable red table wine, 5 Euro for 5 litres

[escargot]

lazy_b said:

Having said that, where's the fun in opening a screw-topped bottle of wine? I quite enjoy the ritual of opening a bottle with my trusty old "waiter's friend" (cue double entendres). I reckon the best compromise is a bottle with a synthetic plastic cork - all the fun of opening it, without any risk of cork taint.

I agree. I've always enjoyed the 'event' of de-corking a bottle of wine, irrespective of whether it's expensive or cheap. (Not a fan of those synthetic corks though... seem a bit pointless to me).

[miniman]

We spent a few days at Three Choirs vinyard a couple of years back (O/T - highly recommended) and the vintner there said that it's purely snobbery that means screw caps are frowned upon for wine that's going to be drunk reasonably soon rather than stored for decades. So most supermarket wine ought to have a screw cap by all accounts.

[Nevin]

Tsk, screw caps indeed. If you wish preserve the exclusivity of your wine drinking habit now you can no longer show off by smelling the cork, you can at least refer to them by their technical name of "Stelvin closures". Drop it into conversation to sound erudite and interesting

Edited by Nevin on Sunday 29th June 12:10

[Beyond Rational]

Just when I was worrying that there wasn't an overly elaborate and pointless product that I could use to open bottles and spark at least 5 minutes of fascinating dinner talk, this life saver came along: http://winefritz.com/intro.htm

[Nevin]

Beyond Rational said:

Just when I was worrying that there wasn't an overly elaborate and pointless product that I could use to open bottles and spark at least 5 minutes of fascinating dinner talk, this life saver came along: http://winefritz.com/intro.htm

Dear God. All your burdensome Stelvin closure opening problems solved with one simple, expensive, pointless gadget.