New cork replacement out of UC Davis
Hey, check out this story about a cool and viable wine stopper invention from a winemaker and business student at UC Davis.
In an attempt to reduce the percentage of corked wines but not succumb completely to the screwcap, Tim Keller created a screw cap that has a plastic and metal disk underneath it (that part costs a nickel).
The cap lets in just enough oxygen to age a wine, but can also be adjusted for different varieties. So it’s completely customized, and I think this is brilliant. Can you imagine? A different stopper for those fickle Pinot Noirs that need little oxygen and another for those large and in charge Cabernets that could use a lot more. Can’t wait till he gets his patent.
I wonder if he’ll design, market and sell the stoppers by variety?
Posted on Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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