Does screw-top Wines spoil unopened?

I think its fine for a few years, infact i think the screw top came into fashion because of wine collectors complaining of wine bottles corking and/or the cork spoiling the taste of the wine.

Cork vs screw top has been the debate in wine business for years.

Cork has been the traditional method of enclosing the wine in the bottle. The advantage is that cork is a biological entity (made from the tree) and may contribute to the aging of the wine. However, corks are notorious in causing wine to go bad, since cork is first treated with chemical (which may interact with the wine), then can change with temperature and humidity as well as aging (causing cork to shrink, expand, or crumble). Furthermore, cork is expensive. A nice cork may cost a few dollars by itself.

Screwtop is the old technology with new craze. The new enthusiasm is partly due to the cost - very cheap - as well as the theory that it may help preserve wine longer. While there is no risk of shrinking with screwtop with temperature, if you buy the theory that cork may help wines develop and age, then you are taking that aspect of cellaring away from a good wine. Further, wine in screwtop can go bad as well, since air can still leak into the wine, and the wine will age regardless of whether it is in cork or in screwtop. However, they do put a material inside the screwtop that keep the wine from leaking and help preserve the wines.

While it is true that some of the more prestitious wines are now bottles in screwtops, a few of them has since returned to the cork base. Why? Not sure. You draw the conclusion yourself. Many of the large name wineries still use corks, despite of the cost. You also have decide yourself on why.

As for storage, there is no difference with cork vs screwtop. Keep in cool (50-60F), dark places, not too dry, on the side. If the wine is well made, it will not go bad in a year or two, regardless of the top. Cellar the wine the same way, whatever the top is. I have, in my collection, both screwtops and cork wines. Much much more wine with cork than screwtop.

As for Arfurchanc/Ray's nightmare, it is already here. They DO bottle champagne in the cans. It's called Sophia Blanc de Blanc from Francis Coppola ($20). It comes in a pack of four 187 ml cans, all complete with a short red straw on the side of the can for your sipping pleasure. Or you can drink directly out of the can. Enjoy and bottoms up. I mean, chug it down, buddy.

Only some vintage wines get better with age,(and then you can't be 100% sure) most wines are made to be drunk within 1 year of purchase or it will go off. Screw tops will keep the wine as good as a cork, but if you buy wine, drink it.

A sealed bottle of wine, whether with a cork or a screw cap won't ever "spoil" per se. It will eventually turn into something undrinkable.

Not every "fine wine" (i.e. it has a cork) will improve with age. Just about every white should be drunk within 2 to 4 years of being bottled and practically every red should be drunk within 2 to 6 years . A few reds will improved beyond that.

As far as you special bottle with a screw top, you won't be able to save it for more than a couple of years. I suggest you drink the wine while you can still enjoy it and save the bottle.

Don't worry. In fact your wine is more likely to go bad with a cork in, it can get corked or higher temperatures (>18C) can make the volatile taste and smell compounds in wine evaporate.

If the wine is good enough to keep for a few years, the people who made it will have put a good enough seal on for it to last. 10 years ago, screw tops weren't that great, but they have been developed to an acceptable standard, and now (however grudgingly) connosieurs are accepting them.

Many very respectable wine producers (such as Penfolds in Aus and top Californian producers) use them, for wines that are intended to cellar for 30 years or more.

Keep it safe and enjoy it.

Clara, i visit show you how to recognize what my spouse and that i do. We purchase extremely some wine, French, Italian,Portuguesee, and now Australian wines are very universal and somewhat good. we've like a cellar interior the basement area, that is cool and dry. We lay the bottles down interior the wine racks, each now and then we provide the bottles a reasonable turn. we've the two varieties screw and cork.

I don't think screw top wines are meant for keeping for years, but they are the best.......it's easier to get at.

I'm sorry I don't know, I never have an unopened bottle around long enough to find out! lol

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Screw cap wine, Christ they'll be selling cans of champagne next.

Ray. West York's. U.K.

i dont see how it would make a difference