Dilemma: If all three Pinots are equally appealing to me, should I opt for the one with the natural cork, synthetic cork or metal screw-top before I toast to Mother Nature? Of course I'll: Choose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about anything wine-related. Few winemakers will argue that screw caps have a lower failure rate and better consistency ...

I love the new screw-off caps -- they make life so much easier. I find them hard to find, though. Do you? My main question, however, is about the artificial corks. My bottle opener always gets stuck ...

In recent years, a growing number of wine makers are using screw caps rather than natural corks. The trend worries natural cork producers who have mounted an ad campaign targeting Northern California ...

To most a cork is just an obstacle between them and their glass, yet it’s vital to keeping wine alive. TCA-tainted bottles ...

Do you need a natural cork when it comes to high-end red wines that are going to be cellared for many years?-- Jim Heimann, Roseland A decade ago, your question would have made no sense. What else ...

When we host wine tastings, we are often asked our thoughts on screw cap wines as opposed to the more traditional cork. Being New Yorkers, we respond with questions of our own, which are, “How many ...

PORTLAND — It’s the main event in the battle over how to close a bottle of wine: Cork vs. screw cap. To some, it’s a matter of style. To others, it’s an issue of quality. And now, it’s a question of ...

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, ...

Metal screw caps have made significant inroads into the wine industry over the last decade or so as a convenient alternative to the often missing - or to some, difficult to operate - corkscrew. But ...

An article incorrectly characterized the compound that can give wine a moldy, musty aroma. The cork taint compound is 2, 4, 6 trichloroanisole. Cork’s biggest drawback is the possibility of a taint ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about anything wine-related. Admit it: The first time you saw a wine bottle with a screw top, you thought it was only ...