It's like a book club except we read wine labels and drink wine 😏

Actually, we just drink wine. 

Did you know the real difference between wine sealed by a cork or by a screw cap? 

Is wine in a screw cap actually less quality wine or not as good? 

Put on some reading glasses and get ready to get your wineducation on. 

Yes, we are making this word a thing. 

I've always subconsciously believed that wine sealed by a screw cap seemed to be or was considered "less than". I actually discriminated against wines solely on the way they were sealed. What the heck.

I'm not sure where this came from but when I was in college, lived in Italy, and traveled throughout Europe I always measured the quality of wine by how it was sealed. I figured a bottle sealed with a cork was much "classier" or even was better quality wine.   

Am I the only one or is this a common belief?!

Little did I know, this is a total bust! 

The use of corks dates back over 700 years as a practice in sealing wine bottles. This practice, however, uses bark from variations of trees to make wine corks. Doing so, the cork can actually produce a type of fungus caused by a chemical known as 2,4,5,6-Trichloroanisole (TCA). Because of this, if your wine is subject to this fungus it will actually have the taste of cardboard. Ew. 

An average of 5-6% of wines can get spoiled from being bottled with a cork. TCA can live in the wine cellar where your bottled was produced and can spoil the wine your presently drinking. Ew. 😷

Now, let's move on to screw caps. Nowadays, many wineries actually opt to use screw caps. Bottling with screw caps actually has its advantages: airtight (no oxygen will get in), relatively cheap for wineries, and can we talk about how easy to open it is. Although I can actually get to my wine without all the hassle, the sense of accomplishment from taking out a cork is quite ceremonial. 

Many argue that the oxygen that enters a wine bottle sealed by a cork may actually help age the wine. Others argue this oxygen can actually be harmful to the aging process. 

Which one is actually better? The debate is never-ending. 

Ultimately, whether your wine comes sealed in a cork or screw cap, the perceived quality shouldn't change. 

Let's just embrace all of the wine: in corks, in screw caps, and all.

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Now, which do you think is better: screw caps or corks?