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I’m loving the fact that folks are shedding their insecurities about screw-caps on wine bottles.
For the longest time, far too many wine-drinkers were holding on to silly and out-dated notions that only bad wines were capped with screw-on, screw-off tops. When really good winemakers started sealing their bottles with screw caps, which offer fabulous protection for the tasty stuff inside, some folks remained reluctant to buy the wines. It made no sense – and, frankly, it branded the reluctant as uninformed.
But today, temptation is trumping all those old wives’ tales of plonk under the screw-caps. All the Yalumba “Y” series wines from South Australia are bottled with screw-caps, including the fabulous – I mean scrumptiously delicious – 2006 Sangiovese Rose. Bonny Doon’s California-raised Ca’ Del Solo line is screw-capped, following winemaker Randall Graham’s own pioneering spirit. The other night, I screwed the cap off the dandy 2005 Indaba Chenin Blanc from South Africa. Many terrific German rieslings come with screw-caps, including the right-for-drinking-now crisp and fruity 2005 Bex Riesling.
I understand and appreciate the pomp and ceremony of popping a cork. It’s fun, it can add a touch drama – but it also brings with it uncertainty. Every wine-drinker I know has nightmare corked-wine stories.
That doesn’t have to happen on a night when there’s a thirst for a flirty wine with quenching capabilities. Twist, pour, sip and enjoy. Hey, if you’re at a BYOB restaurant charging a corkage fee, and you find yourself a tad miffed, you can always point to your screw-capped bottle of wine and ask, “Corkage fee? Where’s the cork?”
Speaking of which, I haven’t heard of any more BYOBs tacking a corkage fee on to diners’ tabs. Have you?
Cheers,
Andy
6.9.07
For the longest time, far too many wine-drinkers were holding on to silly and out-dated notions that only bad wines were capped with screw-on, screw-off tops. When really good winemakers started sealing their bottles with screw caps, which offer fabulous protection for the tasty stuff inside, some folks remained reluctant to buy the wines. It made no sense – and, frankly, it branded the reluctant as uninformed.
But today, temptation is trumping all those old wives’ tales of plonk under the screw-caps. All the Yalumba “Y” series wines from South Australia are bottled with screw-caps, including the fabulous – I mean scrumptiously delicious – 2006 Sangiovese Rose. Bonny Doon’s California-raised Ca’ Del Solo line is screw-capped, following winemaker Randall Graham’s own pioneering spirit. The other night, I screwed the cap off the dandy 2005 Indaba Chenin Blanc from South Africa. Many terrific German rieslings come with screw-caps, including the right-for-drinking-now crisp and fruity 2005 Bex Riesling.
I understand and appreciate the pomp and ceremony of popping a cork. It’s fun, it can add a touch drama – but it also brings with it uncertainty. Every wine-drinker I know has nightmare corked-wine stories.
That doesn’t have to happen on a night when there’s a thirst for a flirty wine with quenching capabilities. Twist, pour, sip and enjoy. Hey, if you’re at a BYOB restaurant charging a corkage fee, and you find yourself a tad miffed, you can always point to your screw-capped bottle of wine and ask, “Corkage fee? Where’s the cork?”
Speaking of which, I haven’t heard of any more BYOBs tacking a corkage fee on to diners’ tabs. Have you?
Cheers,
Andy
6.9.07
posted by Andrea Clurfeld at 6:55 AM
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I have a question. Does anyone know of a baking club in Toms River or Ocean County? If the answer is no, any one interested in the idea? The clubs purpose would be to have fun while enjoying something they like to do.
To take place in the morning perhaps once a month. Any suggestions?
Thankyou
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