[Growwine] Wine Bottle Closures

[Larry Paterson]

I know one person who is using and re-using Champagne style plastic corks 
for wines that will be consumed within a year, boiling them after first 
usage.  Seems to work for early consumption wines.  At around 10 cents each, 
and apparently reusable, this comes to be a very inexpensive option.  I 
certainly wouldn't suggest it with top wines or for longer periods!

Lardy

Larry Paterson, lfw, rd, adcc
(Little Fat Wino, Roving Drunk, Alcohol Distribution Channels Critic)

http://www.littlefatwino.com/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek Broughton" <derek at pointerstop.ca>
To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Wine Bottle Closures


On November 13, 2007 11:30:01 Wayne Holland wrote:
> For the home winemaker  I advise regular crown caps. I have been
> using them since the '80's with complete satisfaction and no losses
> whatsoever.

Very interesting.  We've been using crown caps for final closures on 
sparkling
wines, but never considered it for regular bottling.
-- 
derek
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