Showing posts with label plastic wine cork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plastic wine cork. Show all posts

Monday, 9 April 2012

What is an Oenophile?

An oenophile is simply a wine connoisseur or aficionado. Generally oenophiles are people who love and apreciate wine and sample it and collect wine as a hobby. Some people have taken their oenophilia to the next level to become wine merchants,  sommeliers, or vinters.


The words origins are greek, with philia meaning love and oinos meaning wine. 


The term was first use by a "bring your own wine" style of restaurant in the upper west side of Manhattan. This restaurant was owned and named "Oenophilia" by Shirley Copperman in 1977. 


Although Oenophilia sounds like a terrible disease, it is actually a way of life for some people.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

What about plastic corks?

Plastic wine corks are good too. You can re use them as many times as you want. They are mostly use for short term storage though. You would not want to keep your wine sealed by a plastic cork for longer than six months because they dont create as tight of a seal as natural corks do.