A new twist for sparkling wines

Would sparkling wine be as popular without the pop? That was the question on many minds at the launch of the world’s first high-pressure sparkling wine under screw cap in Sydney May 8. With a look and feel much like a traditional aluminum screw cap, the new heavy-duty Viiva closure has been engineered for high-pressure sparkling wines. Until now, screw caps have been deemed reliable only for very lightly carbonated sparkling wines, writes Tyson Stelzer in Wine Spectator.