Can you really judge a bottle of wine based on the closure used to seal it? You’re not supposed to, but a lot of us do, especially in the United States. A study done by the Cork Quality Council found ...

When engineer William Painter invented the crown cork in 1892, the original design sported 24 ridges. The cap included a cork or paper lining to prevent the beverage from touching metal, and it sealed ...

When we host wine tastings, we are often asked our thoughts on screw cap wines as opposed to the more traditional cork. Being New Yorkers, we respond with questions of our own, which are, “How many ...