How many types of wine bottle caps are there? What are the uses of each type?

According to wine manufacturers, the production of bottle caps and capping is the most elaborate because it contains many different information and uses depending on the type of wine. And to better understand the types of wine bottle caps and their uses, let’s follow the following article together!

Cork lid

The cork or cork cap is a type of lid made from the bark of the oak tree and appeared around the 1st century BC , in the city of Ephesus in Greece. To date, it has become the most commonly used cap and is known as the best wine tasting cap.

Advantages of cork lids

The cork lid is quite light, the design is simple

Oak trees have a lifespan of up to 200 years and are cultivated worldwide. Therefore, it will not be difficult for you to find yourself this type of cap to use in wine preservation. The cork lid is quite light in weight, has good fire resistance and limits the “aging” of the wine very well, so it will help preserve the flavor of the wine for a long time.

Disadvantages of cork

Secure screw cap, easy to open/close

The production of cork caps needs to be done carefully or it is easy to produce some fungi and cause a damp or musty smell to the wine . In addition, the high elasticity of the lid will cause the wood to gradually break down over time and may be mixed in alcohol leading to adverse health effects.

Screw cap

Screen Cap is a type of cap born after the cork cap to eliminate the disadvantages of this type of cap. However, when the first time appeared, some of these caps made the wine poisoned and had to go through a period of remediation, now the screw cap has become absolutely safe with the design of the aluminum lid lined with plastic inside. .

Especially the shell is made of metal or special paper to preserve the wine very well because it hugs the top of the bottle neck.

Advantages of screw cap

The screw cap does not cause alcohol poisoning by TCA compounds and the production cost of this type of cap is also quite cheap . The screw cap is easy to open / close when used, does not cause odor and helps to store wine in a standing or lying position.

Disadvantages of screw cap

The screw cap has a less luxurious appearance than the cork cap

The screw cap design is not luxurious , so it is rarely used for high-class wines. This type of cap can shorten the life of the wine by oxygen contact with the wine . At the same time, the materials that make up the screw cap are non-biodegradable, affecting the environment .

Synthetic bottle cap

Synthetic cork, or Synthetic Cork , is a type of bottle cap made from polyethylene plastic . This type of cap has a natural porosity like a cork cap, is easy to bend and has an appearance similar to a cork cap up to 75%.

Advantages of synthetic bottle caps

Synthetic bottle caps look quite like cork but are cheaper

Synthetic bottle caps are cheap but do not cause alcohol poisoning, very durable, not easy to break from the inside.

Disadvantages of synthetic bottle caps

Synthetic bottle caps can cause an unpleasant plastic smell

Synthetic bottle caps are decomposed quite quickly by the oil-based plastic material. This type of cap is difficult to open during use and has an unpleasant plastic smell that causes loss of flavor of the wine.

Some other bottle caps

Vinoseal lid

Vinoseal lids are often used for high-class wines

Vinoseal: Also known as Vinolok. Before being handed over to the Czech manufacturer Preciosa in 2003, this cap was used for glass bottles but later changed to plastic or aluminum for easy storage.

Luxury Vinoseal lid

Crown bottle cap

This is the type commonly used for beer as well as soft drinks today. The crown cap can seal the bottle based on the traditional method but it is very difficult to open.

Crown bottle caps are very popular these days

Zork Nắp Lid

This type of lid is made from plastic with many layers of plastic covered around . This type of lid is very easy to open/close when in use.

Zork lid is very easy to open / close when using

Helix cap

This type of cap is made from Portugal , has a solid spiral shape . However, this type is difficult to open/close.

The Helix cap has a design quite similar to a cork

Above is all information about the types of wine bottle caps from the popular to the little known. As a wine connoisseur or simply interested in it, you need to know the above things to be able to use wine for a long time both inside and out!

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