2007-02-07 07:23:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Not necessarily. I've had some rather pleasant tasting wines with screw caps. What matters most is keeping the air out and screw caps seem to be as effective as most anything.
2007-02-07 07:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a big debate in the wine industry and over restaurant tables right now about what it means to choose a wine with a screw top. Some restaurant customers will send a wine back if they realize it has a screw top. Wine bottles with screw tops face a stigma. These bottles are considered lowly and people are afraid to drink them for fear of appearing to lack class. These are all misconceptions, however, and the wine industry is slowly battling the stigma by ordering more fantastic wines with screw tops. In recent years, more screw tops have made their way onto wine bottles. This is for practical reasons. Natural corks have been used to close wine bottles and jugs for centuries. But years of studies have shown that naturally corked bottles do not preserve the wine inside the bottle as well as synthetic corks or screw tops. Studies show that 2 to 5 percent of wines suffer from cork taint - a fungal contamination of the cork that gives a moldy or wet cardboard flavor to even the finest vintage. Not everyone in the wine industry is sold on screw tops. Some of their reasons are emotional and some are practical. There are those that complain that in making wine bottles so easy to open, screw tops diminish the romance and theatricality of opening and drinking a bottle of wine. The industry debate continues. But in the meantime, many restaurant owners admit to buying more screw top wines and schooling their waitstaff on how to delicately open them and educate the customer about any misconceptions.
2007-02-07 15:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. Some high end wine producers are beginning to put screw tops on their wines - they actually do potentially less damage to the taste of the wine than cork and are more environmentally friendly. You just need to know the difference between a "cheap" screw top wine and a good one.
2007-02-07 15:33:09 · answer #3 · answered by Pegasus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not necessarily. right now I am enjoying a wonderful sauvignon blanc from Silverado Vineyards in Napa that has a screw cap. I have had some really good wine and really bad with screw caps. I tend to stick with brands I know. As somebody else mentioned, there is the great debate about this very issue going in the wine biz. There are pros and cons for both corks and screw caps. The biggest down side of screw caps is that once in the bottle there is no place for it to breath. And that can often lead to a rotten egg smell in a screw cap bottle. This does not happen with cork.
I think you just have to be very chosy with your wine.
2007-02-07 21:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the debate about wines with screw tops is a seemingly long one.
being a minimalist myself, i generally prefer wines with screw tops. it saves me the time of uncorking the wine bottle and leaves me with more time to enjoy the wine and the company im with...
2007-02-10 12:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by all means. the best wines are corked, same as the best bourbons. but then im kinda picky that way...... the main thing to remember is to drink what YOU like, be it corked or....ummm...screwed
2007-02-07 15:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by birdbrain62863 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, not at all. They do make some good ones.
Just stay away from the boxes. LMAO!
enjoy!
2007-02-07 15:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by kec613 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋