tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21350603.post8450973628081918607..comments2023-10-28T10:52:56.568+00:00Comments on The Grappa Diaries: Is there anything wrong?ginkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16346019297504649488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21350603.post-62349931724722514082007-07-08T19:22:00.000+00:002007-07-08T19:22:00.000+00:00Screwtop for wine, rag for grappa! I like itScrewtop for wine, rag for grappa! I like itginkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346019297504649488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21350603.post-13090769678676269692007-07-01T06:05:00.000+00:002007-07-01T06:05:00.000+00:00I prefer screwtops. There's no downside: a wine mi...I prefer screwtops. There's no downside: a wine might get corked, but it won't get screwtopped. Besides, screwtops must be better, because the kiwis all use them, and they make excellent wines. For grappa, I think the fumous rag is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21350603.post-5243454019936414552007-06-28T19:33:00.000+00:002007-06-28T19:33:00.000+00:00A wee bit of internet research today (when I shoul...A wee bit of internet research today (when I should probably have been working) seems to suggest that as long as the screw top or cork is of a high quality then there should be no difference. The moves to screw tops largely came about due to the shortage of high quality cork.<BR/><BR/>However because the screw top is a relatively recent development it is difficult to say if it can be as effective as cork when a wine is aged over a number of years before drinking.<BR/><BR/>Isn't the internet a marvellous thing?<BR/><BR/>As for grappa the best sealant is the old rag your nonno would put in the bottle of his Tuscan mountain brew as well you know.martinobhoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522543551929277906noreply@blogger.com