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Corks, Screwcaps, or
Glass Stoppers? The
Debate Rages on!
The age-old question
of how best to seal a wine
bottle is going strong.
While the traditional cork
is giving way to screwcaps
and synthetic plugs,
experts are split as to
which is best. Each
method of sealing a bottle
has its detractors and proponents,
but there is no
consensus.
Winemakers since time
immemorial have struggled
to solve the problem
of how to preserve and
store wine so that it would not spoil. Wine making goes back thousands
of years, to the Egyptians, who are credited with being among
the first wine makers. Experts have found remnants of wine "jugs"
in ancient ruins, as well as residue of salts from tartaric acid and tree
W i n e
Corks, Screwcaps, or Glass Stoppers?
The Debate Rages on!
BY BEN GORDON
resins used as a preservative.
Wine making scenes
appear on tomb walls, and
clay pots were buried with
Pharaohs, whose names
were inscribed on the lids
along with drawings of
grapevines.
In modern times, the
preferred method to seal
bottles remains the natural
cork, derived from the bark
of cork trees. Contrary to
popular myths, there is no
shortage of cork trees, as
the forests are plentiful and
have been under preservation
efforts for many years.
This renewable source of
wine stoppers may last forever, and is much "greener" than other
types of wine stoppers, since production process is more eco-friendly
and does not involve use of petroleum products.
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