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Cork vs. Screwtop discussion

The cork vs. screwtop discussion has been the topic of many articles for several years. With the 2002 vintage, three of the producers in the Rudi Wiest Selections portfolio (Gunderloch, Mönchhof, and Wirsching) have changed to screwtop as the preferred closure.

The reason this is the best closure available is because it ensures that the wine reaches the consumer exactly as the winemaker intended it to be.

Please enjoy the following articles addressing the screwcap issue:

• "The Turn of the Screw" by TCS Daily, December 12, 2005

• The Hogue Cellars Announces Results of Screw Cap Closure Study, June 30, 2004

• A top Australian red winemaker on cork, July 1, 2003

• Randall Grahm on screwcaps, July 11, 2002

• Cork v screwcap continued, May 25, 2002

• Australian consumers won over by screwcaps, March 19, 2002

• Stoppers - cork, plastic or screwcap? - Australia tells us at last; 21 August 2001 - updated 3 September 2001

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