[Growwine] Wine Bottle Closures

[CanadaVintage]

I do not stand behind Noma Corc.  They leak, trap air and are down right hated in the restaurant industry by sommeliers.

Anthony Carone
www.caronewines.com




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: J & A Baker 
  To: Growwine 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:39 AM
  Subject: [Growwine] Wine Bottle Closures


  I’m looking for some feedback on the above.

   

  After 26 years of using regular corks, with some nominal / occasional loss, I switched to Noma (synthetic) Corks.

   

  Now I am not certain that it was a good decision so I am hopeful of receiving some comments on others observations.  I have not experienced serious problems but I do have some concerns about freshness and possible oxidation.  I know that a western US winery undertook a 4 year study on closures and determined that screw caps were the best.  In fact, they even selected a particular type of screw cap to use in their winery.  Unfortunately, screw caps do not appear to be a reasonable option for home winemakers.

   

  As a part of that comment they alluded to the fact that synthetic corks might be TOO tight, locking in an amount of oxygen when it is corked.  Maybe my concern is unwarranted but observations of others would be appreciated.

   

  Many thanks,

   

  Alan Baker



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