Screwtops have absolutely no bearing on the quality of the wine.
Corks, on the other hand can utterly ruin it.

Yes, the year "may" be important.
( Kroney, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:18, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I went to a wine tasting once.
It was reasonably interesting (plus I got royally hammered) if only for finding out that the law of diminishing returns applies. A £50 bottle of wine is only slightly better than a £20 bottle, and the "sweet spot" of price/quality is about £15-20.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:23, Reply)

I went on one and found out that my nose doesn't work.
All I got from the nose was "this smells like wine".
( Kroney, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:28, Reply)

From this I have deduced that wine snobs are liars as well as cunts.

( Kroney, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:31, Reply)

A great deal of shite is spouted and few seem to have the bottle (ho ho) to out it as hogwash
To a certain extent people are just trying to decribe the nuances of flavour but there's a whole heap of Emperor's New Clothesing going on that flids like Alan here lap up.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:41, Reply)

All this wine nonsense! You get all these wine people, don't you? Wine this, wine that. Let's have a bit of red, let's have a bit of white. Ooh, that's a snazzy bouquet. Oh, this smells of, I don't know, basil.
Sometimes you just want to say, sod all this wine, just give me a pint of, mineral water.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:44, Reply)

I'll have...a pint of bitter

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:45, Reply)

Unfortunately real ale snobs are similar. And whisky snobs are far, far worse.

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:49, Reply)

If he was a flid, he would have no choice but to lap it up.
Or use a straw.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:44, Reply)

what a fucking prick eh?
Plus he has me on 2.0 so this whole thing is a right pain in the arse.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 21 May 2013, 10:24, Reply)