A: It is 100 per cent safe to store screw-capped bottles upright. The wadding under the aluminium cap – that little disc that sits inside the cap – is the seal and, unlike cork, doesn’t need to be wet ...

Are screw caps or corks better for wine? Corks and screw caps have similar functions: to keep wine from going bad. But choosing one or the other can be divisive. Many argue that corks are the key to ...

At one time there was no question about how best to close a wine bottle; you simply put a cork in it. Today, winemakers have more choices. Besides natural cork, the options include synthetic stopper, ...