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Are screwcaps the ideal closure?

Posted by newbilong on January 11, 2005 at 17:55:30:
There are a few NZ & Aus winemakers who are concerned that screwcaps inhibit the graceful ageing of wines because they don't allow slow and gradual oxidation of the wines. For wines that are generally drunk young, this should not be a problem. For premium wines that are aged under right conditions with quality corks, there may not be an advantage in screwcaps.
There are a couple of wine critics who think that wines bottled young retain too much volatility under screwcap. i guess this is something that winemakers have to learn how to handle.
Also, there are reports of occasional problems with screwcap damage -- the cap is not sealed properly or is damaged during handling, so air gets in and the wine oxidises rapidly. i haven't come across this problem yet, so it's probably a LOT less common than corkage.