Screw caps provide accessibility and corks bring tradition. But what do each actually do to the taste of your wine?

It's the main event in the battle over how to close a bottle of wine: Cork vs. screw cap. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Today, about 30 percent of all the wine produced worldwide comes in a screw cap bottle. While cork is still the most widely used seal for wines meant to age, as well as those intended to drink now ...

Another 2009 review looked at 34 cases of eye injuries in Italy related to bottle corks or caps where patients had “various degrees of visual impairment and clinical outcomes such as perforation ...

In the 1000s of years humans have made wine, the last 300 have been dominated by the cork. It's time to ditch that old technology for the screw cap.

Chill bottles to the correct temperature (6°C/42.8°F to (10°C/50°F) will helps reduce the risk of the cork popping too quickly; Remove the foil and loosen the cage ...