screwcap

I think it was designed for those who are embarrassed to serve wine with a screwtop. (you know that old sterotype that wine with a screwcap is a cheap wine) This gizzmo makes it look like you have a cork ... just an idea.

Most pointless product ever? A bottle opener for screwcaps | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

That middle ground between true cork and screwcap is occupied by the synthetic cork.

Vent your spleen: synthetic corks! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

That middle ground between true cork and screwcap is occupied by the synthetic cork.

2009 August | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

This wine is also finished with a screwcap, which is an added convenience in the summer.

SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines 2009

A little birdy has informed me that a well-known and well-regarded Long Island winery is preparing to make the leap into screwcap closures for some of it's 2007 white wines.

Heard Through the Grapevine 2009

Paumanok was the first local winery to convert part of their bottling to screwcap closures (others have since invested in the equipment).

LENNDEVOURS: 2009

– A major maker of natural corks told me privately that his firm is looking at the possibility of getting into the screwcap field because he believes it is here to stay.

Vent your spleen: synthetic corks! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

And, it's one of the first Long Island wines bottled under a Stelvin (screwcap) closure.

New York Cork Club 2009

I expect screwcap manufacturers are working on ways to fix this problem.

Vent your spleen: synthetic corks! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

This makes more sense to me than an “always cork” or “always screwcap” argument.

Vent your spleen: synthetic corks! | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009