tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post2228090730395475913..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: It Comes in WavesBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-6306549459354557472009-06-26T04:37:42.631-04:002009-06-26T04:37:42.631-04:00I agree that it seems to happen in waves. Good god...I agree that it seems to happen in waves. Good god, what a day you've had!! Wrap yourself up in the coziest sweater, make a cup of tea and try to just relax for the rest of the night. It's got to get better tomorrow. Keeping you all in my thoughts. Running out of strong is easy to do in such difficult times, but both you and Sunny seem to do a remarkable job of avoiding that most of the time. thank you for sharing your post.onno davidhttp://www.asiarooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-75135619176412359962009-06-15T19:59:40.084-04:002009-06-15T19:59:40.084-04:00I was at the local wine shop the other day and wat...I was at the local wine shop the other day and watched a fellow try to return a bottle of corked '99 Volnay. I certainly don't have the juevos for that sort of thing. It's all part of the heartbreak and joy of wine. It's horrible when it's a string of heartbreak, but we all roll the dice...CoachTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-39080456892294438412009-06-09T16:34:20.984-04:002009-06-09T16:34:20.984-04:00Call me crazy! If I open an expansive or aged bott...Call me crazy! If I open an expansive or aged bottle of corked wine, I just yell some expletives and drink it. With cooked or oxydized wine, that is a totally different matter.RougeAndBlanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929348100653484353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-43708691210071057442009-06-08T20:45:04.517-04:002009-06-08T20:45:04.517-04:00The saran wrap thing does seem to make a differenc...The saran wrap thing does seem to make a difference, but not enough. We tried to rescue a badly corked 1989 Mont-Redon CDP recently and it failed to render it at all drinkable.<br /><br />2 weeks ago I brought a 1999 Brunello to a BBQ at a sommelier's house. It was corked, and everyone there- they were all French- laughed at me.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-18718803268423912302009-06-08T14:48:15.473-04:002009-06-08T14:48:15.473-04:00The Saran Wrap thing does work, but you have to us...The Saran Wrap thing does work, but you have to use the right kind because not all cling wraps are made with the same polymers (see below) and the results are rarely spectacular. <br /><br />After all, TCA is something that causes problems at something like 9 parts per trillion -- depending on your level of sensitivity -- so if you have a badly corked wine that's a lot of TCA to "polymerize" out of solution. <br /><br />I also suspect that either the long-term effect of TCA, or the short-term effect of stirring plastic wrap in your wine, does something not totally positive to other flavor compounds. A couple times where I've been present when the saran wrap trick has actually worked, the wine still seemed damaged, in a way that you might describe as a loss of vitality.<br /><br />Was trying to remember the parts per trillion that TCA becomes generally recognizable (every one has a different sensitivity threshold) and Google turned up a discussion on Vinography from a few years back that includes some comments from people who know a lot about Saran Wrap: <br /><br />http://www.vinography.com/archives/2005/06/uncorking_wine_technology_to_s.html<br /><br />(motiti)Director, Lab Outreachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624832393197386064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50375430141564615342009-06-08T14:04:50.652-04:002009-06-08T14:04:50.652-04:00I don't remember encountering stats that sugge...I don't remember encountering stats that suggest a higher probability of cork taint with whites than reds, Neil. Is that based on your own experiences or is there some research out there I've missed?<br /><br />Also, while 12 years would certainly be pushing things, there's no hard and fast-written rule that says wines can't be returned after a year. Given that the same wine is unlikely to be abailable, you'd be most likely to receive a credit or refund (if anything at all). Practices, of course, will vary from retailer to retailer but it can never hurt to try.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-21451964283992422992009-06-08T13:05:46.957-04:002009-06-08T13:05:46.957-04:00I've tried the Saran thing...does not work. It...I've tried the Saran thing...does not work. It may lessen the taint, but it is still tainted and if you are like me, even a little renders the wine undrinkable. <br /><br />I agree that it seems to happen in waves and when I am being crashed upon over and over again, I find myself grabbing bottles that have stelvin or sythentic closures, at least long enough for me to come up for air. Worst one...1990 Comte Vogue Bonnes Mares, sigh.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-67861126173830604422009-06-08T00:00:02.785-04:002009-06-08T00:00:02.785-04:00I read that if you poured it into a bowl with Sara...I read that if you poured it into a bowl with Saran Wrap (Plastic Wrap) that the cork molecules cling to it...Worth a try, better then dumping a bottle down the drain.<br /><br />I still have no ran into a cork bottle I have heard that cork wine is under 1%Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com