Corked montrachet in F

copenhagenBA · Dec 28, 12, 8:12 am

I had the first glass of a corked montrachet the other day.. I handled it with class and simply said it was corked but will wait till the 2nd bottle is open without drinking the first one...low and behold the 2nd bottle was a beauty but i did smile at the other passengers who just quaffed the first down.. I thought there was more class in F

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HIDDY · Dec 28, 12, 8:16 am

Probably still tasted better than some of the crap I've drunk in the past.

cornishsimon · Dec 28, 12, 8:18 am

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Probably still tasted better than some of the crap I've drunk in the past.

Oh HIDDY

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pianoamit · Dec 28, 12, 8:20 am

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Originally Posted by copenhagenBA

I had the first glass of a corked montrachet the other day.. I handled it with class and simply said it was corked but will wait till the 2nd bottle is open without drinking the first one...low and behold the 2nd bottle was a beauty but i did smile at the other passengers who just quaffed the first down.. I thought there was more class in F

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What a gentleman!

ColdWalker · Dec 28, 12, 9:00 am

Did they not de-cork it before pouring the first glass?

fife · Dec 28, 12, 9:07 am

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Originally Posted by copenhagenBA

I thought there was more class in F

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No.

Just to annoy you, they let people like me in F. Good old Tesco! Hmm, F to San Francisco in February - I wonder what I can do to disgruntle the snobs....

Not talking about the OP, but I am reminded of the many times friends who work in restaurants have commented on the false corking complaints designed to impress dates and girlfriends.

Homer15 · Dec 28, 12, 9:15 am

If you crow about having class, do you still have it?

Short Final · Dec 28, 12, 9:16 am

Surely it was screwed, not corked since they're all screw tops these days ?

BahrainLad · Dec 28, 12, 9:25 am

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Originally Posted by Short Final

Surely it was screwed, not corked since they're all screw tops these days ?

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itsmeitisss · Dec 28, 12, 9:27 am

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Originally Posted by copenhagenBA

I had the first glass of a corked montrachet the other day.. I handled it with class and simply said it was corked but will wait till the 2nd bottle is open without drinking the first one...low and behold the 2nd bottle was a beauty but i did smile at the other passengers who just quaffed the first down.. I thought there was more class in F

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If it was well and truly corked (i.e. smell of wet socks left out in the rain for 3 days) then I can't imagine how anyone could pour the wine let alone drink it.

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Originally Posted by Short Final

Surely it was screwed, not corked since they're all screw tops these days ?

I'm trained in wine and love great wine, but I have no snobbery about the use of screw tops. I very much doubt however that the montrachet came out of a screwtop. But then, are you being facetious?

Short Final · Dec 28, 12, 9:36 am

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But then, are you being facetious?

Well, it was either that or saying "oh no, not another first world problem".

But yes, I was trying to inject some humour into the thread.

itsmeitisss · Dec 28, 12, 9:54 am

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Originally Posted by Short Final

Well, it was either that or saying "oh no, not another first world problem".

But yes, I was trying to inject some humour into the thread.

I thought so but thought I'd make sure

Doc Savage · Dec 28, 12, 10:02 am

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Originally Posted by copenhagenBA

I had the first glass of a corked montrachet the other day.. I handled it with class and simply said it was corked but will wait till the 2nd bottle is open without drinking the first one...low and behold the 2nd bottle was a beauty but i did smile at the other passengers who just quaffed the first down.. I thought there was more class in F

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My, what a discerning palate!

magyaar · Dec 28, 12, 10:08 am

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Originally Posted by itsmeitisss

I'm trained in wine and love great wine, but I have no snobbery about the use of screw tops. I very much doubt however that the montrachet came out of a screwtop. But then, are you being facetious?

Genuine question since I want to know more about wine than I do...

Can you have 'corked' wine from a screw top? I thought that corked meant it had reacted with the cork?

Doc Savage · Dec 28, 12, 10:13 am

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Genuine question since I want to know more about wine than I do...

Can you have 'corked' wine from a screw top? I thought that corked meant it had reacted with the cork?

Pretty good description here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_taint It is due to substances present in some cork.

This is one of the reasons vintners are moving more and more toward other closure devices.