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Default Screw Capped bottles for Wine

It may be a stupid question, I'm very new to this... Aren't commercial wines bulk aged for a while in wooden barrels or
huge metal vats before being bottled? If so, might wine made at home then bottled for cellaring with a screw cap before
drinking , age a little differently?

> wrote in message ...
> All is needed is a tool and die designer to create the tool and China to fabricate it. I am curious to find what's at
> the patent office already?
>
> "gene" > wrote in message t...
>> Do you think we'll be able to afford one of those tool-and-die-maker models? <grin>
>> Gene
>>
>> wrote:
>>> Here they only screw caps available are made of plastic. I have talk to the representative of a major plastic caps
>>> manufacturing company. He stated that the bulk of their business is for the soft drink industries. I am not too
>>> comfortable with these ordinary plastic caps. As you have stated the aluminums caps are rolled and crimped on the
>>> bottle. Correct me if I am wrong but the principle is the same as making light bulk base socket. May be some
>>> retired tools maker will come on will a modified aluminums gimping/rolling die for home bottling use?
>>>
>>> "Joe Sallustio" > wrote in message
>>> ups.com...
>>>
>>>>... My problem is to get new aluminums
>>>>
>>>>>screw caps and suitable bottles.
>>>>
>>>>Marie,
>>>>That is just not going to happen, the aluminum screw caps are machine
>>>>applied and crimped right on the bottle. That's why it's such a good
>>>>seal. I'm not aware of a homewinemaking screw-cap machine.
>>>>
>>>>That said, there are two versions of screw caps for winebottles
>>>>available. One has a normal looking liner, the other has a poly
>>>>'dimple' that goes into the bottle forming a higher quality seal from
>>>>what I have been told. The cost difference is very small, you may want
>>>>to look for those. I use them on vinegar.
>>>>
>>>>Joe
>>>>
>>>
>>>

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