Don't cork screwcaps : Photo

[DaveL]

Why take the chance? Toss the screw caps or dont buy them to begin with. There are plenty of corked bottles waiting to be collected.

 

[phat]

Why take the chance? Toss the screw caps or dont buy them to begin with. There are plenty of corked bottles waiting to be collected.

I dunno about don't buy them to begin with - there's some awfully nice wine being produced in screw tops.

My solution (for example with one of my favorite aussie wineries - D'Arenberg) is when I buy commercial wine to consume at home, it always has corks, and I reuse the bottles - but if I buy a bottle of wine to go to someone else's house, it's my chance to go buy a bottle or two of a D'Arenberg I like that's a screw top - then I still get to drink some of the wines I like, and I don't feel bad about not reusing the bottle

 

[GreginND]

I think he meant if you are buying empty bottles for your wine, don't buy screw cap bottles. By all means buy full bottles regardless of the closure!

 

[DaveL]

No I meant dont buy screw cap wine. But i like his compromise solution.

 

[jimmyjames23]

I have no problem with screw cap wine. In fact my favorite wine casillero del diablo shiraz is screwed. I just keep the cap. I really only use SC's for short term storage, blending trials, side batch fermenters and to give away to friends if they're going to drink it that night.

 

[RCGoodin]

I've corked many screw type bottles and never had a problem. Is there something I am missing here?

How about the rest of you bottlers?

 

[jamesngalveston]

if you mic the tops, you will see that screw top wine bottles are not near as thick as a traditional bottle.

 

[ibglowin]

Umm Yes.

The two are incompatible in the long run.

Each time you do it you are seriously risking the top cracking off as the photo shows.

You a gambling man?

Keep shoving corks in screw tops wine bottles and spin that wheel o fortune....

I've corked many screw type bottles and never had a problem. Is there something I am missing here?

 

[Bartman]

I tell you what's weird - the screw-top bottles I have bottled (and re-bottled) seem easier to cork than the corked bottles. I think the necks are slightly larger on screw-top bottles, which allows the corks to go in marginally more easily. I still have some apprehension about the screw-top bottles, but in over 5 years of using and re-using them, I have had no problems. Maybe I'm playing with fire, but I guess I like living on the edge.

 

[dessertmaker]

I'm sure no one will be surprised that I use them. All the time. And I put the corks in with a hammer and hand corker. And I take them out with a waiters corkscrew.

 

[Runningwolf]

I'm sure no one will be surprised that I use them. All the time. And I put the corks in with a hammer and hand corker. And I take them out with a waiters corkscrew.

 

[RCGoodin]

I'm sure no one will be surprised that I use them. All the time. And I put the corks in with a hammer and hand corker. And I take them out with a waiters corkscrew.

Ditto, ditto, ditto......................Never had a problem.....

I use an electric corkscrew. Someday, they may all be screw tops.

 

[derunner]

I am just wondering why people would take a chance at severe cuts or a wasted bottle of wine when it is so easy to get free previously corked bottles from restaurants or wine stores that have tastings? I got over 700 good bottles in 3 months. Is it hard to get free bottles in other areas?

For a while I was not buying any commercial wine in screw tops as I wanted all the corked bottles I could get. Now I have so many I don't mind throwing out screw tops and will buy wine in them again to try something different.

 

[RCGoodin]

I am just wondering why people would take a chance at severe cuts or a wasted bottle of wine when it is so easy to get free previously corked bottles from restaurants or wine stores that have tastings? .

I'm grateful for the tip, and I'll be much more aware of the possibility of this happening, but I'll still use them until something happens.

 

[FABulousWines]

I think Dan said it best back on post 19:

As you know we can't control what one choses to do but we can be sure to bring awareness to a possible and likely danger.

Your choice, but I'd rather not risk it myself.

 

[dessertmaker]

I am just wondering why people would take a chance at severe cuts or a wasted bottle of wine when it is so easy to get free previously corked bottles from restaurants or wine stores that have tastings? I got over 700 good bottles in 3 months. Is it hard to get free bottles in other areas?

For a while I was not buying any commercial wine in screw tops as I wanted all the corked bottles I could get. Now I have so many I don't mind throwing out screw tops and will buy wine in them again to try something different.

I figure if I get killed by a dang wine bottle it just must be my time to go.

 

[Wade E]

There was a guy on another gorum who cirked a screw top and had to hsve about 5 surgeries on his gand and nerves reattached! Im pretty dure after all was said he lost like 75% movement of that hand! Cheap isnt always inexpendive and you usually pay dearly later!!!!!

 

[RCGoodin]

Ok, let's put this issue to rest. We'll each do what we want to do and that's that..............

 

[LAgreeneyes]

That pic is scary. I never had that happen to me. However, I have broken off several corks inside of the bottle. I stopped using corks. I'm not a big fan. I prefer screw on tops.

 

[Julie]

That pic is scary. I never had that happen to me. However, I have broken off several corks inside of the bottle. I stopped using corks. I'm not a big fan. I prefer screw on tops.

Are you re-using screw top lids or do you buy new?