overview

Taming the Screw is the definitive standard for bottling premium wines with screw caps. This exhaustive technical manual details all of the procedures relevant to screw caps, from the vineyard to the table.

features

• Detailed technical discussion of the screw cap and the bottle, reasons for choosing screw caps, winemaking procedures, chemistry, bottling, capping, handling, storage and ageing.
• More than 200 technical drawings, diagrams and photographs.
• Detailed brand-specific data sheets and specifications.
• In-depth quality control procedures.
• Detailed trouble-shooting guides.
• Comprehensive index.

Full colour hard cover
336 pages
RRP AUD$99.95

Proceeds from the sale of this manual contribute toward further closure research and education through the International and New Zealand Screw Cap Initiatives and the Australian Closure Fund.

contributors

Author - Tyson Stelzer

Contributing editors - Jeffrey Grosset, Michael Brajkovich, John Forrest

Foreword by Dr Bryce Rankine

Reviewers - Peter Godden, Nigel Piddington

With the assistance of numerous winemakers, bottle manufacturers, cap suppliers, bottling companies and consultants throughout Australia, New Zealand and the world.

In conjuntion with the International Screw Cap Initiative.