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Spago

Abbreviation used mainly in the Italian region of Veneto, also "Tappo Spago", for a special cork stopper of Frizzante (semi-sparkling wine). Sparkling wine under 3 bar carbon dioxide pressure is exempt from any sparkling wine tax. Since the presentation of the bottle such as mushroom cork and agraffe (wire basket) was also used as a criterion for taxation, the winegrowers closed the bottle with a normal cork and fixed it with the spago (string, spagat, cord). In the meantime, due to modern bottling equipment, the corks would also hold without the spago, but the custom was retained for traditional and aesthetic reasons.

Spago - Flaschen

Today, the closure with the attached letter on the neck of the bottle serves more as an ornament or a trademark. Untying the cord, similar to removing the cap from wine bottles, developed into a ceremonial and also served as proof of originality. The cork with the spago protrudes slightly from the bottle.

Sometimes the cord was used to remove (pull) the cork, but this was rather laborious and not always successful. Today, it is mostly removed with a corkscrew. Alternatively, there is a agglomerated corks made of plastic or cork granulate without a cord called "Tappo Raso" (Engl. smooth cork), which sits completely in the neck of the bottle, or a crown cork called "Tappo Corona". See also under sparkling wine, sparkling wine closure and closures.

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