Philly Eats Magazine_First Edition 2017

Screw Cap = Cheap Wine?
Years ago a good ol screw cap bottle
of wine had many different meanings
and none of them were for a
good meal with someone special.
However, in today’s wine world it is
a different story. We are living in a environment
where cork is scarce and there are more vineyards
worldwide producing great wine.
The reality is, the screwcap allows you to
enjoy one glass of wine at a time while keeping
the oxygen out of the bottle; whereas the cork
either forced waste or over indulgence.
On the other side of the argument, a good
number of wineries still appreciate the cork or
synthetic cork because the oxygen releases the
tannins in the wine that makes it smoother.
No matter what your preference, if you ask
the experts they will tell you on bottles that are
mass produced for consumers there isn’t really a
difference. It comes down to if you want to hear
the pop when you are using your corkscrew.
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Philly Eats Magazine June 2017