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... and a few "cork crumbs" in the first glass poured. What do you do? How do you correct or recover from that politely? Now, to be fair, if it's my wine and my glass and I'm the only one around, I really don't have a problem fishing out the crumbs with a clean fingertip. But what do you do when you have cork crumbs in front of guests? God bless America. | ||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by vthoky: ... and a few "cork crumbs" in the first glass poured. What do you do? How do you correct or recover from that politely? Now, to be fair, if it's my wine and my glass and I'm the only one around, I really don't have a problem fishing out the crumbs with a clean fingertip. But what do you do when you have cork crumbs in front of guests?[/QUOTE Cork crumbs seem to go down smooth. "All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Sir Winston Churchill "The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose." --James Earl Jones | |||
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| That's just the Flomax talking  |
The first glass with the cork bits is yours. Pour on. | |||
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Guzzle them puppies. They won’t hurt you. _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Well, you should have opened the bottle earlier to let it air a bit, so you'd have time to discretely get rid of them before a guest would see. | |||
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Not too sure if Martha Stewart reads this forum, but if it was MY wine I chug it and apologize later. Martha? Tinyman ______________________________ Stupid people are like glo-sticks. I want to shake the shit out of them till the light comes on | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Just stick with the stuff that has a screw cap bottle and you'll never have this problem. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
This is why it is customary to always pour a small bit first into your glass when your are the one serving wine.
In all seriousness, screw cap wine bottles are no longer taboo. They are becoming much more popular. I've come to prefer them in fact. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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I can't disagree with this much, but... aren't we taught to serve our guests first?  God bless America. | |||
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Some also use a synthetic cork now. The reality is you are turning the corkscrew in too far if that’s happening so pour a little in your glass before filling the guests glasses. | |||
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| Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
Like I said, you pour a tiny bit into your glass first, then you proceed to fill your guests' glasses then finish filling yours last. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Decant it into another container through a coffee filter to catch the cork pieces. Then serve from the decanter, or simply pour it back into the original bottle. | |||
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Cheesecloth, rubber banded to the bottle neck to act as a free flowing strainer. Plus it looks mad-classy. | |||
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Decant through an aerating funnel with a stainless screen into a crystal wine decanter. Nothing like the right tool for the job, and makes it look like you know what you’re doing. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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I second this as the most seamless route. . | |||
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| Lost |
If you have cheesecloth lying around. More likely to have a coffee filter (even the metal screen kind, in fact that works better). | |||
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Beat me to it, I was going to suggest the same thing. -------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman) | |||
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Problem solved.  ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Not a problem at my household since I pour all of my reds through a Vinturi Decanter/Aerator . It includes a little filter, but the real reason I use it is it makes the wine taste better and more expensive. +1 My lady friend likes bubbly, sweet wine  and I got sick of the previously opened bottles blowing the cork off in my fridge so now I only buy her that sickeningly sweet crap w/ screw caps.Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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