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First you must know that there are several types of caps: oak, cork, chipboard, synthetic, screw cap, glass.
Namely that the cork oak and cork used more in the world it is produced 18 billion closures annually. To make a cork tree of the same name must be 35 years, and he withdrew his bark to make plugs. It was not until after this stage 10 years for this growth. In short, we must understand that wine producers find themselves facing a problem of supply and lower quality corks. So why new systems have been plugging found.
The debate was launched, cork or synthetic, and although both my dear sir! a young white wines with screw cap or synthetic no worries, cons by a red wine keeps the cork needed. Why? Well, simply because the wine storage and wine tannins will need the cork to age properly (it lets the wine breathe), while the synthetic cork it will not let the wine age.
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