Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Originally Posted by 350RRC

A Stelvin cap is a different way of sealing a bottle and certainly doesn't imitate a cork.

Corks allowed somewhat 'controlled' interaction between the wine and and the atmosphere, allowing the wine to lose undesirable things like H2S and let oxygen in so the wine 'matured' to a desired quality.

You can cheat with caps and speed the process up but IME the quality has to be there to play with.

Drinking a single vineyard $80 Barossa shiraz tonight, warmed by the fire with the cap loose for an hour, all the volatiles gone and quite pleasant.

I'll leave half the bottle for tomorrow night and see what it's like.

That's $80 a case.

cheers, DL

But it does try to imitate the cork seal.


The next thing you'll be saying is to warm the bottle with a 1000w Heat Gun. No, even I would be so crass.


I'll be trying your method sooner rather than later. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

Originally Posted by 4bee

But it does try to imitate the cork seal.

Only in looks. I used to have some bottles with corks that had lead caps on the necks..............

then it was all aluminium.

Remember my 'method' only applies to one particular wine.

There are other methods for other wines. Recently opened a Bests 1993 Bin O shiraz and a 1992 same at two different dinner parties. Had to dig the corks out....... bit of 'treatment' and both were exceptional.

Treatment involved a pot of water on a stove.

cheers, DL

[QUOTE=350RRC;3091385]Only in looks. I used to have some bottles with corks that had lead caps on the necks..............

then it was all aluminium.

Remember my 'method' only applies to one particular wine.

There are other methods for other wines. Recently opened a Bests 1993 Bin O shiraz and a 1992 same at two different dinner parties. Had to dig the corks out....... bit of 'treatment' and both were exceptional.

Treatment involved a pot of water on a stove.

cheers, DL

Remember my 'method' only applies to one particular wine.

Which you are not at liberty to divulge but a PM would go a long way to help seeing as there are hundreds of brands on the BWS shelves.

[QUOTE=4bee;3091388]

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Only in looks. I used to have some bottles with corks that had lead caps on the necks..............

then it was all aluminium.

Remember my 'method' only applies to one particular wine.

There are other methods for other wines. Recently opened a Bests 1993 Bin O shiraz and a 1992 same at two different dinner parties. Had to dig the corks out....... bit of 'treatment' and both were exceptional.

Treatment involved a pot of water on a stove.

cheers, DL
Which you are not at liberty to divulge but a PM would go a long way to help seeing as there are hundreds of brands on the BWS shelves.

PM coming your way on the morrow.

DL

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Originally Posted by 4bee

PM coming your way on the morrow.

DL

And it has arrived. Thank you DL Is this wine a Single outlet Wine as I don't recall seeing it on the shelves, certainly not BWS.

I guess I could try it on my other brands & if it doesn't work I'll still have a good day


Thanks again

M. Abeille.

Limestone coast, not far from you.

Probably has a cellar door but GWD most likely cheaper.

DL

[QUOTE=350RRC;3091521]Limestone coast, not far from you.

Probably has a cellar door but GWD most likely cheaper.


Only about half way to Mel. Think Mount Gambier.

Ya learn something new everyday.

Without external aids ( google, etc.) does anyone know what a "semordnilap " is and offer an example. I freely admit that a couple of hours ago, I did not even think there was a word for this situation.