Level 4 · Lesson 8
Closures and Ageing
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Closure
- The system sealing a bottle, including material, fit and application.
- Oxygen transmission
- Movement of oxygen through or around a closure under specified conditions.
- Bottle development
- Changes in wine after packaging, shaped by composition, closure, oxygen history, storage and time.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- AWRI — Applying screw cap closures (technical guidance)
- AWRI — First closure-trial results (12 July 2001)
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.