Tag Archives: Screw cap

An Evening with Tinhorn Creek Wines

Posted on June 30, 2007 by

It was the final event of the BCWAS season and one of our favourite BC winemakers was the speaker. We can always count on Tinhorn Creek’s Sandra Oldfield to inspire lively discussion and offer intriguing insights into the BC wine … Continue reading →

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To Screw or Not to Screw: A Matter of Geography?

Posted on April 3, 2007 by

Controversy continues to rage about closures – and this year’s Playhouse WineFestival was no exception. Cork is king says the old world, stelven is stellar says the new. Speaking at “The Iberian Criterion” seminar, Cristiano van Zeller, owner of Douro’s … Continue reading →

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Of a Romantic Nature

Posted on March 4, 2007 by

A couple of weeks ago, we were at a wine tasting led by Sandra Oldfield, winemaker at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards. As it often does, the subject of cork versus Stelvin (dare we actually be so crass as to refer to … Continue reading →

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Screw Caps Rotting Our Brains?

Posted on December 11, 2006 by

Frank’s Rant: A few days ago I received a news alert from Decanter Magazine indicating Jacob’s Creek is now going fully screw cap through their entire range. No big surprise there. What was more interesting, though, was a reader comment … Continue reading →

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