Glass corks are the future for (expensive) wine

The days of buying a nice bottle of plonk and sniffing the cork to test its virility may be dead, but soon you might be able to do the same thing anyway. Instead of screw tops, winemakers are moving to use glass corks in their bottles.

According to an interview on The Shout, Barossa Valley winemaker Stephen Henschke has opted to move to a new corking system called Vino Lok. The glass stopper offers the same staining on the bottom as a traditional cork, which “brings back the ceremony and the cultural heritage part of wine and it looks the part,” according to Henschke.

It also looks amazing, and can be badged with an individual winemaker’s seal. Of course, it’s also going to be a lot more pricey than a screw cap, meaning that it will probably only appear in premium wines in the near future.

Via: The Shout

Recent Posts

  • Tech

The EFTM podcast – Antenna Woes and accountability!

Keeping each other Accountable, Marilynne is back, and so are other callers with their feedback!…

13 hours ago
  • Product News

Valve’s Steam Controller Lands in Australia Next Month for $149

The hotly anticipated Steam Machine announced last year still hasn’t received a price or release…

17 hours ago
  • Tech

Spotify is adding guided workouts and classes to their ecosystem, including on-demand workouts from Peloton

Spotify is expanding its offerings into the fitness space with a new category of guided…

1 day ago
  • Tech

Review: Lenovo Legion 9i — its a beast of a gaming laptop, just leave it plugged in

There are gaming laptops, and there are serious gaming laptops.  The Lenovo Legion 9i most…

2 days ago
  • Motoring

The Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars podcast – Episode # 117 – You just bought an EV? Everything you need to know!

This week, an episode for people NEW to the EV world. Did you just pickup…

2 days ago
  • Tech

Microsoft announces new Xbox logo to go with new Game Pass pricing

Microsoft’s Xbox division has seen a slump in the last few years, as their Xbox…

4 days ago