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Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 20:58 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by djewesbury
Has anyone ever experienced this peculiar little fellow?
I bought a bottle of Riesling from a shop in Berlin today, and under the foil was a strange metal cap, a screwcap with no thread:
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And beneath this, a most strange thing, a glass stopper with a rubber seal:
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Anybody ever seen this before? André? The wine is from Mosel.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:10 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by AW77
Yes, I've had these. I think they're called Vinolok:
http://vinolok.cz/
They were more fashionable some years ago and now I rarely seem them anymore.
There's an Spiegel article on this form of closure:
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mens ... 45225.html
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:21 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by djewesbury
Right.
Well that killed that thread!
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:29 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by AW77
Well people here could still discuss alternative closure methods. Personally, I woulnd't mind such closures provided that they don't affect the wine negatively in the long run. Every corked bottle is a bottle too much.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:33 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by DRT
I like corks.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:48 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by LGTrotter
AW77 wrote:Well people here could still discuss alternative closure methods. Personally, I woulnd't mind such closures provided that they don't affect the wine negatively in the long run. Every corked bottle is a bottle too much.
Exactly! But what if they do affect the wine. What if all these hermetically sealed thingys produce wines with all the personality of the windows paperclip? It is one of the reasons that I distrust new world wines, they all taste clean and well made. Where is the fag ash and offal that goes into good French wine? Down with uniformity. Hurray for cranky old things that work sporadically.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:50 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by DRT
LGTrotter wrote:Hurray for cranky old things that work sporadically.
Were you looking in the mirror when you typed that?
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 21:53 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by LGTrotter
DRT wrote:LGTrotter wrote:Hurray for cranky old things that work sporadically.
Were you looking in the mirror when you typed that?
An angle mirror if you must know.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 22:02 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by AW77
LGTrotter wrote: Hurray for cranky old things that work sporadically.
I will remind you of this quote the next time you complain about a corked bottle.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 22:05 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by LGTrotter
AW77 wrote:LGTrotter wrote: Hurray for cranky old things that work sporadically.
I will remind you of this quote the next time you complain about a corked bottle.
This may be another explanation of my defence of corks; I rarely notice corked wines.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 22:06 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by djewesbury
Thank you both for reviving this thread, which André very nearly killed stone dead with his efficient, unquestionably accurate and comprehensive answer.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 22:13 Tue 22 Jul 2014
by LGTrotter
I have seen one of these glass stoppers on something, I think though that it was the plastic gromit which provided the seal rather than glass to glass contact. Glass to glass tends to stick, as owners of old decanters can testify.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 11:20 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by friendlycheese
I love the glass stoppers which are quite common in Austrian wines. My wife collects them as they do come in different colours! They also allow for re-corking (re-glassing?) in a very efficient manner.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 23:00 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by LGTrotter
friendlycheese wrote:I love the glass stoppers which are quite common in Austrian wines. My wife collects them as they do come in different colours! They also allow for re-corking (re-glassing?) in a very efficient manner.
And I am sure you do your bit for her hobby by drinking the wine. All good relationships are based on mutuality. I like your nom de plume by the way, the port forum has had trouble with argumentative Gouda and surly Stilton so friendly cheese is most welcome, as are you; welcome to the port forum.
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 13:50 Thu 03 Dec 2015
by jdaw1
Re: Never-before-seen bottle stopper
Posted: 19:38 Thu 03 Dec 2015
by flash_uk
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