Chardonnay

Dear Mr Proney: :-)

I do not feel that Red's age the same way under cork vs. screw cap. The 2 examples I have tried from 1997 Plumpjack Cabernet indicate there is a difference in how they age. I am not stated the stelvin seal was bad but the wine with cork taste better.

Therefore until there are more examples of quality long term keeper reds being as good as cork I am not a fan. Also, Riunite Lambrusco has a stelvin type screw cap...that is not the quality I am concerned wtih :-)

Yes. I find myself doing just that, but have no idea what my motivation is. With a cork closure, except for T-corks, I usually stick a vac-u-vin stopper in, give it a quick pump - even when I plan on finishing the bottle. Habit, I guess. We do a lot of Conundrum white in our house, and they've been under screw-cap for a few vintages now. With out giving it a thought, I screw the cap BACK on. Now I'll pay more attention. Like, "do you inhale, or exhale, on your golf-swing?" I hope the awarness, created by your question, doesn't affect me in the same way as the golf question does! :-{

Hunt

Clare: Have you tried Chapel Hill unwooded chardonnay? I loved it, but haven't been able to find any more.

Hunt wrote: " I hope the awarness, created by your question, doesn't

sorry!

paul

Of course this now begs the question of whether it is better to "let the wine breathe" or to "keep the air away from it" for the hour or so it stands to stand.

Jose

Welcome Mr. Neidick,

I had 2003 Solitaire (their top red) from Feiler-Artinger in Rust, Austria, both under cork and under screw-cap, and found more precision, a better focus, and a cleaner fruit under screw-cap.

That's definitely a non sequitur. If one takes the flood of plonk under bark cork, Riunite Lambrusco would be Château Lafite.

M.

Mr. Proney, Neidich or Neidick are both OK for me. When my family came here from Europe in the 1920's there were 6 brothers. Their papers were all spelt differently and 1/2 the family is Neidich and the other 1/2 is Neidick.

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May be beside the point - if you did that in Sweden, it would mean "you don't get more"

HTH

Cheers

Nils Gustaf

Most people when they have a carbonated soda to drink, pour the soda into a glass and put the cap back on the bottle so it stays spumante or frizzante. So I think putting a screw cap which is similar to a soda cap its just an absent minded habit. I know my spouse is always reminding to put the soda cap back on the bottle.

Have you noticed how many "wine geeks" ,and I use that term with the utmost of affection, swirl their water? :-)

"Bi!!" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

WEll it does help to dissapate the volatile gases and provide a chance to savor the nose (not that nose is necessarily a good thing in water lol)

Guilty as charged, Bill. I've caught myself subconsciously swirling water glasses on several occasions. I've also had to force myself to _not_ swirl sparkling wines.

Mark Lipton

Same here !

Well I am not sure that this is as bad as swirling water... ;-)

Not only have I found myself swirling water, but sniffing it.

You were looking for minerality...

Not a bad idea that! Has been known for empty mineral bottles to be refilled with tap!

pk

That's OK. You don't have to start worrying until you start sending it back for being corked. ;-)

Fact is, here in Norway, tap is as good as bottled water. Uncarbonated, of course. :-) One popular brand, exported to the U.S., is exactly the same water that locals use to wash their cars with, or dogs or even themselves :-) Anders

At least if you spill while swirling water it won't stain your clothes-)