27 Jul 2012 Graça wine joins the screwcap revolution

Nampak Closures has created a screwcap for Graça’s wine bottle, helping South Africa’s “favourite talking, eating, drinking, laughing, singing, and above all, sharing wine”, switch from its traditional cork closure to a screwcap.

This 30 x 50mm length closure with the 30 x 60mm wine finish (top and side seal), is a first for Nampak Closures and is unique to Graça.

The first thing winelovers will notice with the new closure is a cork key ring featuring the message: “Soon to be extinct”. These key rings have been adorning every Graça bottle from mid-July. These limited-edition packs are intended by Graça to draw attention in a humorous way to the need to protect cork trees as well as illustrate the benefits of screwcaps, says Nampak Closures. [Huh? Ed]

The advantages of screwcaps are numerous, adds the company: “The screwcaps are impermeable, eliminate the high risk of cork taint, experience no loss of resilience and have no finicky storage requirements.

“They are effortless to open and re-close, and offer beautiful high-end printing and finishes. With Nampak’s screwcaps, there are sure to be no unpleasant surprises, just a refined little twist to top off that perfect wine experience. They are resealable and maintain the perfect flavour, freshness and quality.”