This appeared in my local paper today and touches on some of the issues that have been brought up in the forums albeit, mostly in the context of riesling.
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/ ... 1gmuz.html
It makes for some interesting reading on the pros and cons of screw caps.
Pros and Cons of screwcaps
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Paul Fountain
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Re: Pros and Cons of screwcaps
I don't mind screw caps and the only ones I own today are domestic Pinot Noir bottlings. I'd still rather deal with cork though. Good article!
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Re: Pros and Cons of screwcaps
Very well written article. I like how it presents the cons of using both cork and screw caps in a simple straight forward way. No closure is perfect yet I prefer to take my chances with Cork for longer term aging and stick with screw caps for the "drink young" wines. Now if I could just get those basic Ports in screw cap ![[bye2.gif]](./images/smilies/bye2.gif "See Ya")
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