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In The Winery
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Choosing Wine Closures:
Cost-Effectiveness, Benefits & Trends
By: Alyssa L. Ochs
W ith wine, it’s not only important to con- come in the form of natural corks, plastic corks, and
technical corks. There are also different types of
trol what’s inside the bottles, but also
how those bottles are sealed and pack-
as wine closures. A unique synthetic closure called
aged. There are numerous types of wine bottle clo- caps, such as screw caps and crown caps, that serve
sures available to wineries today, including corks, a ZORK, wax seals, and glass Vinolock closures are
caps, and seals made from both natural and syn- also used by wineries to enhance the appearance
thetic materials. The bevy of options poses certain and quality of the wine.
challenges for wine producers looking to choose
the best closures for their bottles based upon What Wineries Are Using Today
cost-effectiveness, overall benefits, and current
trends. Every winery approaches bottle closures a bit dif-
ferently, but certain closure types are increasingly
Types of Wine Bottle Closures popular and trending right now. Donald E. Hagge,
Ph.D., a farmer, physicist and winemaker for VIDON
Corks are the most traditional and familiar type Vineyard in Newberg, Oregon told The Grapevine
of closure in the wine industry, yet these closures Magazine that his winery currently uses Vinoseal
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