tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post25726352122374928..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Handy TipAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-5960025692098481502010-07-01T14:24:53.245+02:002010-07-01T14:24:53.245+02:00A lot of very good wines have screwtops these days...A lot of very good wines have screwtops these days. Most of the New World ones and even some Italian, non-traditional French.<br /><br />Screwtops also avoid the problems that can arise with cork - erm - getting corked. Or disintegrating.<br /><br />Jus sayin.white rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693920049571164318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-68419042062123787802010-07-01T05:38:12.737+02:002010-07-01T05:38:12.737+02:00Jadegold: “As you know, TCA is kind of controversi...Jadegold: “As you know, TCA is kind of controversial as to whether it really exists or not.”<br /><br />Wow, you’re still jadegolding even when we are not talking about guns. It most certainly does exist.TSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-38348914661678880992010-07-01T02:20:58.664+02:002010-07-01T02:20:58.664+02:00Being a screw cap wine is no longer derogatory.
A...<i>Being a screw cap wine is no longer derogatory.</i><br /><br />As you know, TCA is kind of controversial as to whether it really exists or not. Part of the reason is visual aesthetics-people who are new to wine may be turned off to see a cork that appears to be less than pristine.<br /><br />I think the jury's out on screw caps.Jadegoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219212637582238275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-5024967108512731212010-07-01T01:07:29.424+02:002010-07-01T01:07:29.424+02:00Indeed, TCA taint has caused many high end wine pr...Indeed, TCA taint has caused many high end wine producers to rethink using traditional corks (certainly not limited to Rieslings). Being a screw cap wine is no longer derogatory. Shall we pick this up on a wine blog?TSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-13804693948120216582010-06-30T23:20:05.463+02:002010-06-30T23:20:05.463+02:00TS: Many rieslings are subject to what is sometime...TS: Many rieslings are subject to what is sometimes called "cork taint." Cork taint may or may not be a figment of someone's imagination, but many producers of rieslings have gone to glass corks or the stainless "Stelvin" caps.Jadegoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219212637582238275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-8882937013715325952010-06-30T21:53:27.305+02:002010-06-30T21:53:27.305+02:00I always thought that gunloons shot off the top of...I always thought that gunloons shot off the top of the bottle with their 9 mm.mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-85225215116904309092010-06-30T20:04:50.990+02:002010-06-30T20:04:50.990+02:00Jadegold: “I realize gunloons usually have their w...Jadegold: “I realize gunloons usually have their wine in bottles with screwtops or out of a box or-shudder-mixed with soda pop.”<br /><br />The Leitz Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Spatlese I had yesterday had a screw cap. The only good whine you know is after SCOTUS rules on a second amendment case.TSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-32901419077679693012010-06-30T03:31:22.980+02:002010-06-30T03:31:22.980+02:00Il faut toujours avoir un tire-bouchon. Nous possé...Il faut toujours avoir un tire-bouchon. Nous possédons plusieurs et préfèrent "the Rabbit".<br /><br />Je pense que le choc de frapper la bouteille contre le mur ruinerait le goût de ce vin.<br /><br />Mais si ce vin est de la merde...<br /><br />LaciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com