OT: Corkscrew for Charles Shaw wines?

[halfwayhome22]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:31:16 -0400, [email protected] wrote:

Laughing


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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

[Kickstart Shovel]

On Apr 16, 4:39?pm, "Kent" wrote:
I wish they'd quit putting those "corks" into cheap wine bottles.
It's stupid.

--Bryan

[bluegas101]

On 4/16/2011 7:09 PM, Kent wrote:



We keep all of our wine in a wine rack with the necks down to keep the
corks moist so I don't think dry corks are the reason for the
two-pronged openers not working.


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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

[Taylorcanknow]

On 4/16/2011 9:19 PM, Bryan wrote:

Right below yours is the Geyser Peak 08. I've had the Geyser Peak 09
and it is really, really yummy. I can't always find it locally. When I
do I get a few bottles. I think it's my favorite souvignon blanc,

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

[faith flowers]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:48:25 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Oh, come on. If you're talking "French" they are very reliable. I
can't remember one I didn't like unless it was French Plonk in
masquerade.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

[i Luv Nick Ja??? <3]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:38:30 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


I still wonder why the expensive stuff is wasted on those who can't
appreciate it.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

[FrankZ0509]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:38:30 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


I wouldn't pay that kind of money for any wine... as with many other
products most sales are generated by hype... what do you think wine
tastings are all about... emperor's new clothes syndrome. In my
experience French wines are way over rated

I've found no wines better and at more reasonable cost than those from
NY State. For the past 20 years I've been buying mostly NYS wines and
have never been disappointed. I used to enjoy Dago Red (Ruffino) but
it's price has become outrageous for what is basic ordinary table
wine, that is really no better than any bocce playing, guinea stinker
cigar smoking, fig tree wrapping old foggey concocted in a Brooklyn
basement... I was weaned on that wine, nothing better, it's the aroma,
the smell of old dank basements and fermentation in old wooden barrels
that can't be duplicated in the sterile environments of modern
winerys. When it comes to wine (and anything else) there is no
accounting for taste... all the fancy schmancy vintner nomenclature is
nothing but pure hype to jack up the price. And no way does wine need
to be aged, it's best right from the fermentation barrel... wine
cannot be improved by aging in the bottle, lest it spoil the best you
can hope for is vinegar.

[Prudence]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:19:17 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
wrote:


It looks like a lovely wine. Fum? or Sauvignon Blanc can be pretty
dry for a beginner. It certainly was for me! But after your palate
matures, it's absolutely wonderful. It's now a wine type I enjoy
drinking.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

[Lunaou]

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:39:38 -0700, "Kent"
wrote:

Are you talking about synthetic corks? The "real" corks I have
trouble with are usually too long. When it's too long, I worry about
it breaking before I can get it out. I can reset the corkscrew and
start over on the broken part that's still in the bottle, but I can't
put the cork back together again.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

[jamesfh3]

[email protected] wrote:

This weekend my wife and I were shopping at Costco. There were bins
with California wines costing $97.99. No way they are worth it. Fancy
wine is a fad that is driving the prices up beyond historical trends.

Even though these wines are probably excellent their prices do not fit
with their quality. There's plenty of excellent wine in the $10-20 per
bottle range, and some in the below $10 range.