{"id":4847,"date":"2020-07-09T17:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T15:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/uncategorized\/tutti-i-tipi-di-tappi-cosa-ci-dicono-di-una-bottiglia\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:36:39","slug":"tutti-i-tipi-di-tappi-cosa-ci-dicono-di-una-bottiglia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/en\/magazine-en\/tutti-i-tipi-di-tappi-cosa-ci-dicono-di-una-bottiglia\/","title":{"rendered":"Every type of cork: what they can tell us about a bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/element_articolo_2mid-1000.png\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1996.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" id=\"magazine-article\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We admit corks may not be the most interesting aspect of the world of enology, however, they are fundamental to wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve heard many things about a wine bottle: if we are dealing with an aged bottle or not, if it\u2019s a high-quality product, and especially if it presents the notorious foul \u201csmell of cork\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regard to quality, many believe that particular cork types are synonymous with mediocre wine. In this article, we will try to ensure that different forms of cork will have the recognition they deserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>OLD SCHOOL CORK: NATURAL AND AGGLOMERATED WINE CORKS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4842 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap.jpg\" alt=\"tappi da vino sughero\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_traditional_cap.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old school cork is the most common type, at least in Italy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cork possesses characteristics that have deemed it the most appropriate material for the conservation of wine over the years. It is flexible, it does not absorb liquid, and its micropores allow for equally micro oxidation of the wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it\u2019s true that high levels of oxygen are the enemy of wine, when they are low (micro) it allows the wines to evolve over time in the bottle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, it is thanks to a light touch of oxygen that the wine can soften, and the tertiary aromas, or be it aging aromas, are multiplied.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Cork, therefore, is designated for every white and red wine thought to be aged<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and which can not only withstand spending many years in a bottle but which actually improves over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, if I am bottling an <\/span><b>#Profound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wine, the only long-lived among whites or a <\/span><b>#Sage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wine, the most suitable for aging among reds, I will necessarily have to use a cork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But be careful! Cork stoppers are the only ones that can release the infamous &#8220;corky smell&#8221; to the wine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, a mushroom, Armillaria Mellea, can develop in the cork, which grows and releases unpleasant hints of mold, undergrowth, and dust in the wine. The smell of cork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good method to understand if that unpleasant smell we smell in the goblet is due to the cork is to in fact smell the cork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it smells musty then it&#8217;s the cork&#8217;s fault. If, on the other hand, it smells like wine, then the cause of our annoyance is due to other factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>IT LOOKS LIKE CORK, BUT IT&#8217;S NOT, IT&#8217;S TO GIVE YOU JOY: THE SYNTHETIC CORK.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4840 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap.jpg\" alt=\"tappi da vino sintetici\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_synthetic_cap.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of cap does not have a very good reputation! For us Italians, the synthetic cap means only one thing: assured disappointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, being cheaper than cork, many producers use it for cheaper and certainly not very poetic wines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But in reality, these caps have many advantages if you just look at them from the right point of view. And our French friends have opened our eyes to this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the synthetic stopper has many pros:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 it is cheaper\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 can not develop fungi and pathogens\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 does not give the smell of stopper\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 does not crumble\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 has insulating properties<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it is not porous, it does not let oxygen in and therefore does not lend itself to aging wines, but it is <\/span><b>absolutely perfect for wines made to be drunk when young<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and which do not need to evolve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So most white wines, with a #Outgoing, #Exotic and #Charming character, but also for #Laidback and #Magnetic red wines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Anyway, a synthetic cork is better than a cheap natural cork!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just remember not to look for a phantom odor of cork when smelling them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>ALTERNATIVE WAVE: THE AKA STELVIN CAP SCREW CAP<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4838 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap.jpg\" alt=\"tappi da vino a vite\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_screw_cap.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the synthetic stopper is a source of &#8220;softening&#8221; of the taste buds when we find it in our hands with great disappointment only after opening the bottle, the screw cap is not even taken into account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look at it suspiciously and with an ounce of outrage as it sits on the shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don&#8217;t talk about it then if a bottle with a screw cap comes treacherously to the restaurant table. We are almost tempted to change wine (or restaurant).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And once again we Italians are very wrong. <\/span><b>This type of cork is widely used abroad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and lends itself very well to all those wines that, as we said before, do not have to evolve in the bottle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>It&#8217;s simply perfect for whites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; in New Zealand, it&#8217;s very popular for Sauvignon Blanc &#8211; and it is even fitting for young reds and those with a #Laidback character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some even claim that they have <\/span><b>better yields on certain wines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so much so that even in Italy they are thinking of using these closures to bottle renowned DOCG wines!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine how many fewer bottles would taste corked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are also convenient to close the bottle when we put it back in the fridge!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>IT&#8217;S NOT BEER, AND IT&#8217;S NOT EVEN A CRODINO: THE CROWN CAP<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4834 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap.jpg\" alt=\"tappi da vino a corona\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_beer_cap.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crown cap is not the link between beer and wine. It represents the ideal closure for a specific type of wine, those re-fermented in the bottle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the stoppers that our grandparents used to use to make nice (sometimes less) sparkling wines at home, to be uncorked in joy without too many pretensions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today they are back and hotter than ever, as bottle-refermented wines are the most hipster wines in existence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are talking about bottles such as Lambruschi, Prosecchi Col fondo, and wines in general that undergo the Ancestral type re-fermentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you see them, don&#8217;t mistake them for beer bottles or giant Crodino bottles&#8230; they are an experience you absolutely must try!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>HALLEY&#8217;S COMET: THE GLASS CAP<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-4836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap.jpg\" alt=\"tappi da vino vetro\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/tappi_INNER_glass_cap.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They certainly cannot be defined as &#8220;common&#8221; wine stoppers since they are rarer than unicorns, and yet glass stoppers seem to be the best on the market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What gives us this absolute certainty? Well, the fact that, for example, glass is the same material that is used to make the bottles where the wine is stored!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glass is formidable for various reasons:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 it is sterile\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 is immune to the action of time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 the very small Elvax gasket and the aluminum capsule ensure that it is completely airtight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 does not require any equipment and is particularly simple\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 glass is a perfectly recyclable material and therefore also environmentally friendly\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 glass stopper is objectively beautiful.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So why don&#8217;t we see a proliferation of bottles with glass stoppers? The answer is in the cost and practicality. Therefore, while being very promising, glass has not received due success yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, people, we hope that from now on you will have some more tools to judge your cork and especially your bottle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, if you want a suggestion on which wine to drink tonight, take our taste test and discover your ideal wine #Character!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corks may not be the most interesting aspect of the world of enology, however, they are fundamental to wine.They refer many things about a bottle: if we are dealing with an aged wine or not, if it\u2019s a high-quality product, and especially if it presents the notorious foul \u201csmell of cork\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,83,652],"tags":[536,522,524,518,521,523,525,496],"solution_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosity-and-education","category-magazine-en","category-public-post","tag-charming","tag-exotic","tag-laidback","tag-magnetic","tag-outgoing","tag-profound","tag-sage","tag-wine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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