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creating a more polished look
z Don’t need to store wine on its side (see
more about wine storage here)
z Doesn’t deteriorate like natural cork
z Can chose breathability of cap liners to
optimize drinking windows
z Has shown to be an age-worthy wine clo-
sure on both red and white wines
z amper-evident fitments help prevent
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counterfeiting, as with Roll On Pilfer Proof
(ROPP) aluminum closures
z Recyclable

CONS -
z he polyethylene used can taint wine, as
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can smells picked up by synthetic closures du-
ring shipment
z Wine aroma scalping can also occur, whe-
re the synthetic material extracts aromas from
the wine
z Must have correct wine style, expected
time prior to consumption and stock rotation
for synthetic used
z Partially or entirely a petroleum product CONS -
that can vary in price and is non-renewable z Reduction, or the tamping down of aro-
z Corks that are not chamfered are hard to mas, is very common
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use to recork bottles z lute-shaped (deeply sloped, like for the
Vintner’s Reserve Riesling) wine bottles more
Screw Caps & Stelvin Wine Closures easily incur dents on the capsule closure, po-
Stelvin is the brand name of the original ssibly causing the liner seal to pop and resul-
screw cap. A foam-like liner seals the bottle ting in an oxidized wine
opening (pinch it out with fingernails or
tweezers!), not the two metal parts that crack VinoSeal & Vinolok Wine Closures
apart. Stelvin newly developed STELVIN® IN- Plastic o-ring makes the seal for this glass-
SIDE, a range of three liners with differing oxy- -on-glass closure. Frequently used on flute-
gen transmission rates (OTR). They offer the -shaped bottles.
1 0 , 3 0 and 5 0 liners with a totally new OTRs.
2 2 2
PROS +
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PROS + z CA-free
z Zero cork-induced TCA stink z Easy to open
z Easy to open and close z Elegant look
z Can brand just like you would a capsule z Reusable glass stopper – on the same or
and cork on another bottle
z Smooth-sided cap options hide threads, z Recyclable
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