Corkscrews and a really cheap zin

Apr 14, 2004 4 Replies
R

The only corkscrew I can work is the waiter's corkscrew. As the "wine guy" I am always asked to open the wine. Here is what I have dealt with:



The Rabbbit - I saw a guy use it and was very impressed. I couldn't get it out of it's plastic casing.



The Ah-So. Very interesting but way to Zen for me, again, I couldn't use it.



The Screw pull. Hurts me everytime I use one. Always crack the cork.



The waiter's corksrcrew, at least for me it is predictable. I understand levers. But I still break a cork or two.



Okay, now -"great finish. I still tasted it after 15 seconds. -"the fruit is there, but not over the top. Just a great 5 buck wine"



Hope you enjoyed this.



Rich


-- The journey is the reward.


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R

Everybody breaks a cork from time to time, it's part of the territory. My only gripe with plastic corks is how hard they are to get off of the corkscrew, especially the Rabbit. FWIW I find the "Ah-so" is best on old corks but it takes a deft hand to use it without pushing the old cork into the bottle. It's a Zen thing. Bi!!

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T

The newer synthos aren't so bad. I had the same problem before with my Screwpull.

Don't you mean, "It's a _Zin_ thing"? ;^D

Tom S

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C

I use a waiters corkscrew and the plastic ones can be a real bear. It does vary on the resin used but I don't know what polymers are used in the corks to comment on which plastic is the worst.

George Cox

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Using both levering points on the corkscrew helps prevents breakage. If yours only has one, upgrade it!

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