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 ...

Can wines successfully age under screw cap? Long-term producer data and ample scientific research now offers a detailed ...

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 ...

The way things are going, cork could become the vinous equivalent of registering for wedding china: an antiquated tradition, purely decorative in purpose, obnoxiously likely to break and ruin your ...

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 ...

Before we tip a glass or two for this conversation, I want to disclose that I am not a sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. However, in a past career as a sales associate, I needed to learn ...

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 thought only cheap wine used screw caps ?” was one of the many questions that I received at a wine class that I hosted recently. “That is no longer true,” was how my response began. Having received ...

If you're a wine drinker, you've probably noticed that screw caps are no longer considered the closure just for cheap vino. Increasingly, bottles of very good wines are unscrewed, rather than uncorked ...

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 ...