Tag Archives: Screw Cap
One Australian Winery Ditches Screw-caps and Returns to Corks.
July 31, 2012Rusden Wines, (a winery located in the Barossa Valley region of Australia) has announced it’s giving-up on the screw-cap, and will return to bottling all of its wines under a cork. Rusden winemaker Christian Canute cited “persistent quality control … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Barossa, Cork, Screw Cap, Screw Cap Wine, screwcap, Stelvin | Leave a comment //The Truth About Wine Prices Infographic
November 10, 2011I’m sure there’ll be a little agreement over some of these numbers, but I think it provides quite a cool little basic visualization of what goes into/onto a bottle.
Posted in Facts | Tagged Cork, Corks, Infograph, Oak, Screw Cap | Leave a comment //Wine in Plastic vs. Glass – Another New Wine Debate!
October 6, 2011Ahhhh, yes! Just what we need! Another long and tedious argument relating to wine packaging! I came to terms a long time ago with the fact that if I had to read another article on “cork vs. screwcaps”, I would … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Cork, Plastic wine bottles, Screw Cap, Screw Cap Wine, Tetra Pak, Wine Packaging | Leave a comment //Layer Cake Shiraz, South Australia 2009
June 5, 2011Grapes 100% Shiraz Facts The popularity of Layer Cake really seems to have exploded over the last couple of years, and why wouldn’t it!?!? There’s picture of a delicious looking cake on the front label! People are suckers for good-looking … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, Layer Cake, Layer Cake Shiraz, Layer Cake Wine, McLaren Vale, Phylloxera, Screw Cap, Shiraz, syrah | Leave a comment //Pretentious Things to Say at a Wine Tasting, Should You Want to…
May 5, 2011If you are a regular reader of this site, you probably already know that I don’t take myself too seriously. There is a fine-line though. I like to have fun with wine, but there is occasionally a little more serious … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, Funny | Tagged California, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Malolactic Fermentation, Napa, Oak, Provence, Screw Cap, Terroir, Wine Snobs | 2 Comments //Verget Bourgogne “Terriors de Cote d’Or”
April 19, 2011Grape 100% Chardonnay Facts Taken from the Verget website: “Verget’s philosophy can be summed up in one simple sentence: the best wine comes from the best grapes.” Very original, I must say! Please note that this sentence is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged AOC, Bourgogne, Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, négociant, Screw Cap, Social Media, Stelvin, Terroir, Verget | Leave a comment //
