tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post19727698113012317..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: I Might be CorkedBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-22858570639507888712013-03-26T14:19:03.319-04:002013-03-26T14:19:03.319-04:00The Saran wrap method has always worked for me. I ...The Saran wrap method has always worked for me. I use a fist-sized loose ball of it, pour the wine over, usually into a bowl with high sides, and wait about 3-5 minutes, stirring now and then. Works great for me.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-36571775552131494582013-03-04T04:16:01.633-05:002013-03-04T04:16:01.633-05:00But do we have to accept it? Cork tainted wines? I...But do we have to accept it? Cork tainted wines? I mean, when I buy a product I'm most of the times either adviced to examine it ahead - or I'm protected by some kind of consumer laws. The problem with wine is of course that we can't examine ahead and the fact that consumer laws are limited in time but the wine bought might need several years of cellaring.<br /><br />For me, it's a lot of money down the drain if accepting the fact that I'm the one to take the financial beating here. So when I'm bumping into a defect bottle, where it can be related to the cork closure, I'm simply contacting the producers, if not protected by consumer law or a nice retailer.<br /><br />But this experience of yours.....man, that would have been a "falling down" for me!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />NiklasNiklas Jorgensenhttp://madaboutmadeira.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-41595381081997321152013-02-20T18:32:24.657-05:002013-02-20T18:32:24.657-05:00Corked Gentaz. Oh, god, no. I'm sorry.Corked Gentaz. Oh, god, no. I'm sorry. Salilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024757873081383487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-726209248901319572013-02-13T18:33:45.042-05:002013-02-13T18:33:45.042-05:00Great, thanks. Now that I read this damn post I th...Great, thanks. Now that I read this damn post I think my computer is corked.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-60853985877216742602013-02-11T13:09:14.964-05:002013-02-11T13:09:14.964-05:00So what if corked-ness is actually born in the int...So what if corked-ness is actually born in the interaction? (nose-wine, park goer-park, tv watcher-tv show)? Corked-ness as an unfortunate match, rather than a permanent state. It's good news: if you are corked, you can always hope there's a nose out there that will not detect it :)<br /><br />As always, great allegory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-37168538312877589622013-02-10T19:24:42.092-05:002013-02-10T19:24:42.092-05:00I have a friend who is suppose to have the super s...I have a friend who is suppose to have the super sensitive cork nose, and mostly we use her to test out but sometimes she says a bottle is corked and swears by it and the rest of us will say nope no way, so I dunno I dont find a lot of corked bottles myself but then again Im not drinking older wines like thatWestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-50862379264603833552013-02-10T15:57:52.368-05:002013-02-10T15:57:52.368-05:00WOW!! I was just browsing the 'net, reading ab...WOW!! I was just browsing the 'net, reading about Banyuls, when your post about corked wine caught my attention. Your have so perfectly painted the landscape of our recent experiences, I was compelled to read it out loud to my husband. His response... "Buy more screw-capped wine!" :)<br />Love your blog... I'll be visiting often. Thanks!JudiKayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411575480844135651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30525318724457774202013-02-09T12:06:39.995-05:002013-02-09T12:06:39.995-05:00Unfortunately, I also feel like the last few weeks...Unfortunately, I also feel like the last few weeks have been plagued by flawed wines. The '98 Giacosa Rabaja that I opened for the Superbowl did seem heat damaged. Last night, during Storm Nemo, I opened a '96 Marcarini Barolo La Serra. Corked. Last week, '05 Gonon St. Joseph. Corked. A week earlier, '04 Cavallotto Langhe, corked too. In addition to the loss of funds (am I going to drive to Zachys and hope they refund my money for a '96 Barolo bought years ago? Do I even have the receipt? Both unlikely.), there is the issue that I carefully cellared these wines, waiting patiently for years until the right occasion (and there is no better occasion than Brooklynguy coming over to watch the Superbowl), and the wine is undrinkable after all that care, time and anticipation.<br /><br />Two addition points. First, the so-called "cure" of putting Saran wrap into the corked wine so that the TCA molecules bond with the chemicals in the Saran wrap (or whatever, I'm not a chemist) has never worked for me.<br /><br />Second, as Keith L. once astutely wrote, if you spend the evening wondering whether a wine is corked or just funky or whether it is or will blow off . . . yes, the wine is corked.Asherhttp://www.assetlawyer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-46324280143696825992013-02-08T13:52:00.067-05:002013-02-08T13:52:00.067-05:00BG, You write: "And in that especially annoyi...BG, You write: "And in that especially annoying subtle way that took us 30 agonizing minutes to recognize." <br />I think there should be a Ku"bler-Ross paradigm for coming to accept corking....I had the same experience on Superbowl, and I even kept the bottle for two days in the fridge, hoping that magically it would come around. Having gone through denial and bargaining, I finally felt ready to accept and let go. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com