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Portugese Winery Goes For Screw Caps

Filed under: Wine

A winery switching from cork to screw caps isn't really news but when the wine maker is in Portugal it's a bit different. Portugal is the largest producer of cork in the world. Reuters reports that Miguel Champalimaud, owner of the Quinta do Cotto vineyard has said that he has been accused of lack of patriotism but for him it was a question of cost. The change saves him around 25 cents per bottle. Maybe Portugal needs to follow the recent initiative in Spain requiring cork closures in order to receive Denominacion de Origen status.

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