Joe Sallustio wrote:

> The problem you are seeing is one of the reasons
> I use synthetics
> now. :0)
>
> There is a very cool new closure out now but the
> people who make it (Alcoa) only work through a
> distributor who wants to sell millions at
> a time to wineries. It's basically a glass
> stopper with a viton
> seal. You can find them on Alsatian wines right
> now, other may use
> them too. They are expensive but seem to solve
> all the problems with
> closures. It's a very cool closure and it goes
> in like any stopper, no tools needed.
>
> Here is a link:
>
>
http://www.jobwerx.com/news/headline...id=946962.html
>
>
> Joe

I have read some studies that indicate air tight
closures are good for whites and reds that are
not aged very long but for long term storage, air
tight closures result in reductive reactions
taking place in bottle which destroy the wine
quality.