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The End for Bottle Tops and Corks
Nobody can argue that bottle tops and wine corks play a vital role in keeping drinks fresh, and they have always done it well very, which is why almost all brands have used very similar designs. Any seasoned drinker will tell you just how many times they have woken up the find hundreds of the things scattered about the place after a big night. However, now that more advanced version of bottle top such as the screw top have come on the scene, it looks like its curtains for the classics.
Mainly bottle caps have been made from steel and feature 21 teeth the clasp around the rim of the bottle neck very tightly, pulling a thin cork or rubber disk a the top of the cap downward to form a seal. Whilst they were great at keeping the contents of a bottle fresh, they are a nightmare to get off and unless you have teeth made from granite, you have to use a bottle opener to stand any chance of quenching your thirst. This is the main reason that screw top bottle caps have increased in popularity, as they allow people easy access to the content, without the need to have a bottle open to hand at all times.
It’s a similar story with wine bottles, although ease of entry is not the only reason wine makers are moving away from corks. A corkscrew used to be a staple part of any tableware set, but its usefulness is dwindling as screw top wine bottles become more popular. In the same way as beer bottles need a bottle opener, wine bottles always required a corkscrew to be close by, and that’s just not always practical. Further to this, corks loose out massively to screw tops when it comes to the storage of wine for prolonged periods. Air can breach the cork as it expands and contracts with different moisture levels in its surroundings, and air can very easily turn a wine bad. Also, it has a tendency to break up over time if the wine is stored horizontally, as it often is on wine racks, resulting in the wine sometimes being ‘corked’ when served. So whilst it may be sad to say good bye to the bottle tops we have been so fond of, at least they are being made redundant by better products.
Josh Thompson – Acoustic “Beer On The Table”
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