| abstract |
The disclosure relates to a closure (10) for a container (12), such as, for example, a wine bottle. In one embodiment, the closure (10) includes an oxidant releasing agent (26) that is adapted to release oxygen into an interior portion of the container according to a predefined desired profile. In another embodiment, the closure (80) comprises a gas containing reservoir (13), a membrane (91) and a barrier layer (92), said membrane allowing an at least partial exchange of gas between the inside of said reservoir and the inside of said container, and said barrier layer at least partially preventing exchange of gas between the outside of said closure and the inside of said reservoir. |