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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n#2. Screw top bottles mean the wine is not good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The near-century-long myth of screw-top wine bottles still rages on today. These tops have been used since the 1950s and have only grown in usage and popularity. They provide a range of benefits, some direct and indirect, such as no corked wine, cheaper costs for wineries, and it aerates wine the same rate a cork does. The biggest plus side of screw tops is the money it saves. Real, genuine cork is expensive, and when a winery is producing thousands to tens of thousands of cases of wine, the cork expenditure adds up quickly. Using screw tops does not affect the quality of wine or how quickly it oxidizes, at least any differently from cork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would hope that with these wineries saving money by not using cork, that money is being reinvested into the growth and production of the grapes and wine to provide an even better product. This is not to say that every wine with a screw top is going to be good, just as every wine with a cork will not be good. If I can have my South African pinotage or Spanish garnacha for a few dollars less with a screw top, I would be happy to take it, especially since many wineries do not even use real corks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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