Why not?

[mrdutton]

I would not be adverse to buying wine sealed with a screw-cap. I noticed in the above posts that there was some thought that the synthetic cork would provide a good seal for at least twenty years. What about the screw-cap? Is there any longevity information on that closure/sealing device?

Frankly, I don't like the wax sealed corks and I don't like the synthetic corks. The wax interferes with my screwpull and makes the operation of removing the cork significantly more difficult. The synthetic cork is worse, in my opinion. Often, when I use my screwpull, the screw backs out of the synthetic cork and the cork remains in the bottle. Plus it seems to recover from the penetration, as the small hole from the cork screw appears to get smaller and even disappear. No wonder that stuff is used in artificial heart valves; it is tough!