Re: Corks and closures

Betreff: Re: Corks and closures

Datum: 2006-11-19 16:52:01
Absender:  "Colin Hills"

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I experienced the glass cork only a few weeks when opening a
Franconian wine which was excellent! It was Müller-Thurgau 2005 from
Nordheimer Vögelein. I've had various Franken wines but this is
particularly good and after expressing our thanks for this gift the
kind person sent my wife a second bottle! Anyway I was surprised about
the cork 'cause I'd not come across a glass one before and it was easy
to remove and clicked back into the bottle when it was returned to the
fridge. Yeah go for glass if it helps save a cork tree
for the really big wines.

Colin


On 11/17/06, Flemming, Gary Mr. DAC USAG Wiesbaden DMWR Auto Crafts
Mz-Kastel <gary.flemming@us.army.mil> wrote:
> Only the wines from Mr. Hulbert's Weingut. I usually buy 4 or 5 cases (6
> bottles each) at a time and they are consumed within 2 or 3 months. The
> wine is only a year old (started using the glass corks only last year) but
> the wine is always the best. I'm afraid I'm not much help but I appreciate
> your response.
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de] On Behalf
> Of Klaus Mueller
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:04 AM
> To: wineforum@wein-plus.de
> Subject: [wineforum] Re: Corks and closures
>
>
> Hello gary, hello other Member of the forum,
>
> the glass closure is a good step in the right direction. The only thing that
> matters me, is that it is unknown how the wines develop with this closure.
> As far as I know this closures are on the market for almost three years now,
> so there can not be longtime research done yet. Do you have personal
> experiences with such wines?
>
> Kindest regards
>
> Klaus
>
>
>
>
> >Hey Guys and Gals,
> > I live in a Weingut (Hulbert) in Eltville. Mr. Hulbert has
> >started bottling his premium wines in new bottles with re-usable glass
> >"corks". The
> >glass corks are easy to remove and can be easily put back on the bottle
> >to seal it (for those of you that don't finish a bottle once it's
> >opened). He uses the screw cap on his "regular" wines.
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de] On
> >Behalf Of Klaus Mueller
> >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:39 AM
> >To: wineforum@wein-plus.de
> >Subject: [wineforum] Corks and closures
> >
> >
> >Dear Roberta, dear members of the forum
> >
> >and when they send back the used corks to the wineries, what did they
> >do with them? Do they recycle them on their own? The thing is in my
> >opinion, that processed corks (like e.g. pressed corks) are even worse
> >than normal corks. It is just matter of technical development and
> responsibility
> >of the
> >winemakers. If they are not willing to save they product as much as
> >they can and along with this, try to make sure, that the customers get
> >a
> good
> > bottle,
> >they do not act professional. The screwcap is proofed by various test
> >in Davis, Geisenheim etc. so why do not use it. Or do you drive without
> >seatbelt and airback just because of the good old days?
> >
> >Best regards
> >
> >Klaus
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>This is my first communication to the group. Let me say I have
> >>appreciated the information and comments that wein-plus members
> >have
> >>offered each other.
> >>
> >>Once a cork tree is stripped, it takes a long time for it to
> >replenish
> >>itself. Cork trees don't grow everywhere and cork is in short
> >>supply. What to do?
> >>
> >>On a winery tour this past weekend, I learned that the corks for
> >some
> >>of Napa Valley's méthode champenoise sparking wines are made
> >partly
> >>from recycled cork. Here in San Francisco, our recycling firm
> >>collects corks (along with recyclable metal and paper) and sends
> >them
> >>back to the wineries.
> >>
> >>Roberta
> >>
> >>
> >
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