What's the point of a cork in wine? I know when I get a bottle and it is scew off I think happy days.?!


Question: What's the point of a cork in wine!? I know when I get a bottle and it is scew off I think happy days!.!?
Answers:
Hey, whatever floats yor head!

Cheers!

Edit: Cork only matters if you aren't going to finish the bottle!. At the point of bottling, all seals used today are effectively equal!. So, whatever floats your head!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Corks don't really seal very well, and are more a nostalgic item than anything else!. Corks allow in a few ml of air every year and allow OUT a few ml, so the wine slowly oxidizes and ages!. That's part of the reason wine is stored on its side, to limit the effect and keep the cork wet!.

The problem now is that people associate cork with good wines and there's a shortage!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Tradition and image!. The screw cap is actually a better seal, and many wineries are moving to it (esp in Australia, but also Bonnie Doon which makes quality wine in Cali)!. The problem in the US and Europe is stigma!. It is a sign of a cheep wine!.
Fun Fact!. Most Swiss wines are screw caps, and are outstanding, but very hard to find outside the mountain counrty since they drink up almost all of their small production!.
PS, most everyone elses answers proove my point!. People dont know about the screw cap!. This means better deals for those who do!Www@FoodAQ@Com

It used to be the only way to preserve wine!. Most wines are going to the screw top because corks break down so quickly, plus the world is running out of actual cork!.!.!.!.have gone to the plastic corks which leak air into the wine!.!.!.!.creating vinegar!. Eventually, even the very expensive wine will be screw off!.!.!.will probably be prettier, haha!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

To make the men look silly, darling!.

Now that women are opening the wine for themselves, more sensible provision has been made!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I think it's because it ferments, which gives off gases!.!.If I remember, cork allows those gases to excape without letting the wine out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It creates a better more secure and permanent seal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The cork expands in liquid, provids a better seal!. <}:-})Www@FoodAQ@Com





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