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IF YOU'RE GETTING READY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR, YOU MAY BE STOCKING UP ON WINE. PART OF THE WINE EXPERIENCE IS THAT SATISFYING POP WHEN YOU REMOVE THE CORK. SCOTT HANSON HAS A HEADS UP ON A NEW TREND THAT MAY NOT BE AS ROMANTIC, BUT SOME SAY GIVES YOU A BETTER BOUQUET.

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THIS...

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IS RAPIDLY GIVING WAY TO THIS...

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(scrunch)

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MANY WINEMAKERS ARE REPLACING CORKS WITH "STELVIN (ST-L-VEN) LIDS". YOU KNOW THEM AS TWIST CAPS. WINE EXPERT PAUL WEAVER SAYS THERE ARE MANY GOOD REASONS FOR THE CHANGE.

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KEY @: 15 Paul Weaver, Wine Expert
"It really comes down to technology. And the fact that this screw top will screw back on tighter than a cork."

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SOURCE:According to Kim Brown, RH Phillips Communications Director
And George Rose, Kendall Jackson Public Relations Director, one in twenty bottles of wine becomes tainted by bacteria-tainted cork.
ROUGHLY ONE IN EVERY TWENTY BOTTLES OF WINE IS RUINED BECAUSE OF A TAINTED CORK. BACTERIA IN THE CORK CAN PASS INTO THE WINE AND SPOIL THE AROMA AND FLAVOR. WHILE TWIST CAPS CAN PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING, WEAVER SAYS THE CAPS' MAIN PROBLEM IS PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

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KEY @: 36 Paul Weaver, Wine Expert
"The mentality is that if it's a screw top, it's got to be a cheap wine."

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BUT CAN PEOPLE REALLY TELL THE DIFFERENCE? AN INFORMAL TEST WAS HELD TO SEE. THESE PEOPLE ARE TASTING A SAUVIGNON (SAH-VA-NEON) BLANC (BL-AH-NK) FROM NEW ZEALAND. THE CLEAR GLASSES HAVE WINE FROM THE CORK TOP BOTTLE. THE BLUE GLASSES, WINE WITH THE TWIST CAP. TWO OF THE THREE TASTERS PREFERRED THE WINE FROM THE SCREW CAP BOTTLE!

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KEY @: 56 Mike Mitchell, Wine Tester
"Tasting this one second, it was sweeter."

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KEY @: 58 Janet McGuigan, Wine Tester
"I wouldn't have guessed. I thought since it was better, it should have been in a cork. I figured a cork would be a better wine."

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WINE EXPERTS AREN'T SURPRISED BY THE REACTION.

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KEY @: 1:09 Paul Weaver, Wine Expert
"It is something you'll see more and more, and it is definitely OK."

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WHILE TWIST CAPS ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY ... IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW THEY'LL PERFORM IN THE LONG RUN. SO WINEMAKERS STILL PLAN TO USE CORKS FOR PREMIUM WINES THAT WILL BE STORED FOR LONG PERIODS. FOR HEADS UP... I'M SCOTT HANSON.

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Major Brands Offering Twist Caps:
RH Phillips
Kendall Jackson
Bonny Doon
Berringer
PlumpJack
Murphy-Goode
Grosset's Gaia 2000
Penfolds Eden Valley
Rosemount Diamond Label
Queen Adelaide
Lindemans Bin 43
Leo Buring
Villa Maria
Wiseman
Argyle
EXPERTS TELL US THESE CAPS ARE FOUND ON WINES THAT ARE INTENDED FOR USE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOME OF THE WINES NOW OFFERING THESE CAPS, LOG ONTO OUR WEBITE AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH ONE.

SOURCES

Kim Brown
RH Phillips Communications Director
Phone number
530-662-3215 x300
RH Phillips is one of the largest domestic wine producers.

George Rose
Kendall Jackson Public Relations Director
707-525-6229
Kendall Jackson is one of the largest domestic wine producers.

Paul Weaver
Regional Manager, Total Wine
704-295-9292
Mr. Weaver was our expert who suggested the Wiseman's Crossing Sauvignon Blanc for the taste test; he says it was the best head-to-head cork/cap match up in the shop.