Here's one for Tim Mc on Screwcaps
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:29 pm
Condensed from the September issue of Wines @ Vines, a basic trade magazine:
FRENCH STUDY SAYS SCREWCAPS WILL RULE
The Global Wine Closure Report 2006 released by Skalli & Rein Consulting Firm, Paris, France, concludes that wines need to become like all other consumer products and meet customers' quality requirements. New developments in wine packaging are beginning to meet that need.
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This was based on surveys of more than 1,000 winemakers, sales and marketing managers, on and off-trade buyers, brokers, distributors and journalists in 55 countries.
Conclusions contained in the report are
1) "There is a consensus within the wine industry that screwcaps have a bright future, and that they will most likely overtake natural cork as the predominant wine closure, especially in the New World."
2) Fairly strong reaction against synthetic corks, with comments that many people "don't ever want to use " them.
3) TCA is a big issue in the New World, but not so much in Europe.
Skalli & Rein's complete report (300 pages) is available (should anyone want it), and an executive summary of ten pages is available for 480 Euros.
FRENCH STUDY SAYS SCREWCAPS WILL RULE
The Global Wine Closure Report 2006 released by Skalli & Rein Consulting Firm, Paris, France, concludes that wines need to become like all other consumer products and meet customers' quality requirements. New developments in wine packaging are beginning to meet that need.
.....
This was based on surveys of more than 1,000 winemakers, sales and marketing managers, on and off-trade buyers, brokers, distributors and journalists in 55 countries.
Conclusions contained in the report are
1) "There is a consensus within the wine industry that screwcaps have a bright future, and that they will most likely overtake natural cork as the predominant wine closure, especially in the New World."
2) Fairly strong reaction against synthetic corks, with comments that many people "don't ever want to use " them.
3) TCA is a big issue in the New World, but not so much in Europe.
Skalli & Rein's complete report (300 pages) is available (should anyone want it), and an executive summary of ten pages is available for 480 Euros.