Wine cork alternatives: yay or nay?

Corks are the traditional closure for wine, especially for red wines in need of aging. Wine afficionados expect to see high-grade natural cork when they open a bottle of wine; however, there have been newer advances in closure technology that include screw closures....

Drunken Treasure: the aquoir wine aging process

Following several European wineries, Mira Winery, a Napa Valley winery launched in August 2012, has undertaken an unusual experiment. It submerged several cases of wine in the Atlantic waters off South Carolina to test how ocean conditions affect the wine’s aging...