Abstract: A sealing top for a bottle which is closed by a stopper and an arrangement for sealing the top of a bottle including a stopper located within the opening of the bottle and a sealing top. The sealing top has a body which constitutes the upper part and a skirt which constitutes the lower part. The body has an open upper part which includes tear lines which define one or more tabs. The skirt is detachably fixed to the body and the skirt is fixed to the neck of the bottle. The sealing top is also fixed to the stopper such that when the sealing top is torn, the skirt remains joined to the stopper.