I don’t know if any of you readers have ever noticed the film that covers the mouth of a wine bottle, the bottle cap, when you drink wine. Most people probably think it’s for decoration. Those who are more careful will find some small holes at the top of the cap and guess that these caps have a specific function, probably to allow the cork to reach a small amount of air. But there are some wines that don’t have caps, so why is that?
In the earliest days, wine producers put caps on their bottles to keep rodents from eating the cork and to prevent worms like weevils from getting into the bottle. In 1996, the European Union and the United States simultaneously legislated to ban the use of lead in bottle caps. Since then, caps have been made of tin, aluminum or polyethylene. Although people now realize that the cap is no longer useful to prevent insects, they have not abandoned it. Just like the ancient people use the bed with a roof, because then many houses are thatched roof, when a storm may fall. Although most modern societies have concrete buildings, there are still some people who prefer beds with a roof. Since bottle caps have become less significant in terms of insect protection and resources are scarce, why not abandon them? In the New World, especially in the California wine region of the United States, more and more young winemakers are saying no to caps. This is both convenient for consumers and environmentally friendly. On the other hand, the cap can also block the view of the wine, so that people can not see the distance between the wine and the cork. When the wine is too far from the cork, the wine is likely to be oxidized.Warm reminder: Stay tuned to the LuFuture.com app for the latest market updates.
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