Oh, Screw It

The perception that screw tops are relegated to mass-produced, cheap, bottom-shelf products does not help things. But more and more quality wines are going the way of the screw top, and I for one, am thrilled.

I have as strong a Pavlovian response to that cork pop as the next girl, but over the years we’ve dumped out enough corked wine to drown a rhino.

Corked wine creates the following lovely issues:

• Wine will lose its fruitiness and taste off
• Wine will taste mildewy (kind of like a mix between wet dog and damp, rank cardboard — sexy, right?)
• Wine will smell tainted, becoming increasingly stinky as you sip