SCREW CAPS BLAMED FOR HIGH COPPER LEVEL

In an interesting note, a 4000-case shipment from New Zealand winery Te Kairanga was rejected by a German company due to a high level of copper. The customer claimed the level of copper in Te Kairanga’s pinot noir (3.6 parts per million) was well over the European recommended limit (1ppm). As you’ll recall, copper is typically added to eliminate smelly agents in wine but then drained before the wine is bottled. Some people blame the shift from corks to screw