Michele Bosc • Director of Marketing at Chateau des Charmes, Canada

Michele Bosc • Director of Marketing at Chateau des Charmes, Canada


"Indeed an interesting question. You will find supporters and raving fans for all closure options. In our 32 years of producing wine under our own label we have tried so many versions of natural cork, synthetic, composites and screwcap. Today it's a winemaking decision akin to stainless vs. Oak. If the wine is meant to be enjoyed young and fresh then screwcap. If meant to be aged then high quality natural cork.

We strongly disagree with the comment that cork is the worst closure of aging wine. We believe it is still the best. Also for consideration it is the option with the smilers carbon footprint. Consumer acceptance is now a non issue in our market.

I too have a hard time opening screwcaps. The easiest is to hold the entire cap in one hand then twist the bottle, like opening sparkling."