On Jan 18, 3:54*pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" >
wrote:
> Waterspider wrote:
>
> > "Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote in message
> m...
> >> Waterspider wrote:
>
> >>> Hi guys,
>
> >>> Well, our liquor license was approved and, after the final inspection
> >>> the end of the month, the Village Vintner should be ready to open for
> >>> business. Whoooo hoooo!
>
> >>> I've recently heard from a couple of hobbyists that they use screw-tops
> >>> rather than corks, saying that the cork has absolutely no effect on the
> >>> wine. This goes against everything I've believed, but then I've never
> >>> looked into it to confirm my assumptions. Is it like the Ford vs Chevy
> >>> (or
> >>> Apple vs PC) debates? Does it really matter? We've decided to offer both
> >>> options to our customers, but I'd like to know which to recommend for
> >>> whom, and why.
>
> >>> What do the experts say? By "experts," of course I mean you guys.
>
> >>> Tia,
>
> >>> Waterspider
>
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> >> If you use screw-tops, you need to invest a fair amount of money to get
> >> started. *If you are afraid of cork taint, there are a number of
> >> synthetic corks on the market now that entirely eliminate this issue and
> >> you would not have to invest in new equipment.
>
> > So... no difference to the wine?
>
> Depends on who you read. *They are probably great for white wines and reds
> that are not intended to age long but because they do create a more
> airtight seal, there is the potential for reductive reactions to occur in
> wines that can create horrible off orders.
>
> > The way the license works, the customer must add the yeast and cork the
> > finished wine. Cork or screw-cap, they would do this manually. The caps
> > and bottles are more expensive, but what other equipment would be
> > necessary? Thanks for your tip about synthetic corks. Sounds like that's
> > the way to go.
>
> Check out the equipment necessary for using Stelvin screw caps. *It is not
> merely just the case of simply screwing on a cap. *I thought about them at
> one time myself but after looking at what would be needed, forgot the idea.- Hide quoted text -
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There is no way a small operation can afford Stelvin and the caps
available to hobbyists are not the same. If you want a quick seal and
to only buy one sort of bottle consider T tops, you can get a
synthethic or natural cork T top very inexpensively and could still
use either synthetic or natural corks. The best synthetic as I see it
is Nomacorc..

Zorks are also available now, it's a glass or plastic stopper with an
O ring. It's covered with a metal tamper seal commercially but that
is because Alcoa makes them...

Joe