Even in a Bastion of Tradition, Producers Take Screw Caps for a Spin

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Nick Fauchald
Issue: September 30, 2004

Although producers in many countries are embracing the screw cap as a quality wine closure, French winemakers have been reluctant to make the turn. But in Bordeaux and Burgundy, where secret screw-cap testing has been whispered about for years, some producers and négociants are finally going public with the closure.

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