I like the screw caps

[mrdutton]

Bonny Doon is using screw caps on their Ca' del Solo line. They seem to work quite well. Once opened and resealed, I could not get a bottle to leak when I placed it on its side or upside down.

If liquid would not leak out, then air is not leaking in.

The closure they use is a Stelvin (TradeMark) Closure. To learn more about these closures check out this Web Site:

www.pea.pechiney.com

To check out Bonny Doon go to this Web Site:

www.bonnydoonvineyard.com

Bonny Doon has even taken the time to put small flyers on their bottles extolling the benefits of a Stelvin closure. The say, "Never a corked bottle. Specifically, wines sealed with a Stelvin closure are not susceptible to "corkiness", that noxious mustiness which all too often taints wines sealed with even the most expensive traditional corks. In addition, extensive research shows that the Stelvin closure makes a nearly perfect airtight seal, actually better than a cork. This means your bottle of Big House will age (conserve the wine mavens would sniff) more slowly and elegantly than if it were sealed with a conventional cork."

Of course Bonny Doon does not have much to say about artificial corks. They are too busy praising the Stelvin closure and themselves....... (GRIN!!)