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Examples

  • It is a Soave Classico but cannot be labeled as such because the Pieropans elected to use a stelvin closure, which is not DOCG-approved.

    Italy's Soave Makes a Refreshing Return Lettie Teague 2011

  • Once we truly master the wine craft-personship required by the use of stelvin closures, maybe that will be the path to take.

    The LENNDEVOURS 2008 Wines of the Year 2008

  • Natrual cork is well and truly the minority closure in Australia, and as a buyer and drinker I feel pleased that stelvin, DAIM and even vino lok are more common.

    Wine Book Club #3: To Cork Or Not to Cork? 2008

  • I know this was not stored in ideal conditions, yet the stelvin closure really held this wine together (aka please open/decant this wine early!)

    CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes) 2010

  • I may knock anything but a traditional cork, but the most recent time I enjoyed this wine it happened to be because it has a stelvin (screw) top and we didn't have a cork screw.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2008

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