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In The Winery
offer a comprehensive range of closure options to
fit any budget and product type.
Bobbi Stebbins of Waterloo Container, a sup-
plier of wine bottle caps, corks, and closures in
Waterloo, New York, has found that cork customers
tend to have a predisposition towards natural or
synthetic cork before they call Waterloo for their
closure supply.
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tomer’s find is that screw caps, also known as BVS
finish or ROPP finish, are often more consistent
than cork and capsule. The great thing about BVS
in wine is that it’s all a standardized size, no matter
the volume.”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Wine Closures
“Corks are often the most cost-effective closure, for
Every type of wine closure that exists has its pros smaller wineries especially, as they require nothing
and cons, but some of these factors are more more than a basic hand corker to apply,” Stebbins
important than others for wineries. One top factor said. “Natural agglomerated cork options maintain
to consider is cost-effectiveness, and companies the appeal of cork at an unbeatable price point.
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