abc.net.au/news/clare-valley-wine-screwcap-movement/101640716When you're in your local bottle-o picking up your favourite wines, you probably don't overthink the fact that most of the wines you see have screw caps.
But all that was set to change when 14 winemakers from the Clare Valley decided to meet one night down at their local pub , two decades ago. Mr Hardy, who was the chairman of the Clare Valley Winemakers at the time, said people were turning their noses up at poor-tasting wine without realising it was a taint issue, not the wine itself.
"Up until the early 60s it was a fortified industry — most people drank port, beer and tea, so the wine boom had only started in Australia. "[The shift] was arguably one of the great quality changes in the industry that was driven by Australian winemakers."Winemaker Hilary Mitchell, from Mitchell Wines, recalls her family's involvement in the movement.
Ms Mitchell believes a big part of the success of the movement was due to being in the right place at the right time.