Winexpression

Fess Parker Winery has recently released a new line of wine under the Purité label to showcase white wines that aren’t touched by Oak. Quite a few wine drinkers today love big, buttery, oaky Chardonnays, and the industry reflects that, as most Chardonnays sold are oaked in some way and/or go through malolactic fermentation or […]

In a recent story on Decanter, researchers from Cairn Environment for Oeneo Bouchage in France assert that the manufacturing of Screw Caps has a bigger carbon imprint over Corks, and therefore is bad for the environment.
The production of screwcaps gives off over 10kg of CO2 per tonne compared with 2.5kg of CO2 per tonne for […]

The hunt for the illusive Napa Valley Cabernet that is both stellar and affordable has left many a wine lover frustrated, with many losing their belief that such a scenario even exists - until today. Cameron Hughes, Negociant extraordinare, has done it again, this time with his limited release Lot 28 which arrived at […]

As they just announced their entire European wine line will now be closed with a Screw Cap. This includes bottles that retail for up to $77 U.S. (£40). Jacob’s Creek parent company, Pernod Ricard UK, decided to make the change to meet the demands of retailers, consumers, and the wine making team.
Adrian Atkinson, of […]

Take a few minutes to enroll in the Dooniversity, and watch as Bonny Doon Vineyard explains the virtues of the screwcap. This is an informative, scientific, comedic attempt to inform all the cork snobs in the world that there really is a better wine closure.
Watch Vive Le Screwcap here
(Click on the Dooniverse when the Navigation […]

Just a few things I’ve learned about wine.
1. Wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.
I don’t know if this is a lesson you learn after you open a few expensive bottles that disappoint, or when you realize your savings account is dwindling, whatever it is, it’s a lesson that benefits everyone.
2. Closures are […]

What are your thoughts on Screwcaps? I received an email from Paul Tudor, a wine writer out of New Zealand, who is conducting a little research on market acceptance of these closures. If you are in the trade, or just a wine enthusiast, take the survey, which can be found here. By taking the survey, […]

If you were going to launch a new wine brand in a foreign country, what would you do? Would you hop on a plane, travel the area, and meet with as many retailers and restaurateurs as you could? Or perhaps you’d establish contact with a local distributor/ wholesaler to do that for you. Maybe it’s […]

So let’s get creative with the old ones that are going to stop piling up in our homes. I’m a little worried about the future of the cork, especially after one of Portugal’s premier wine producers maddened the country by switching to screwcaps.
This attempted pants hanger unfortunately doesn’t work, the corks are to heavy, and […]

The dynamic duo is at it again, with a new press release that highlights the recent anti-competitive law miraculously passed at the end of 2005, banning alternative closures from being used on any wines from 11 regions in Spain. If any winery in those regions chooses to use an alternative closure, they will not receive […]