The Port Wine Thread

[RichardW]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

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Just poking around my photobucket album, I found this one:



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How did you pop the bottle top, Moses? That's a sweet little trick -- a lot more efficient than fishing and filtering.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by RichardW

How did you pop the bottle top, Moses? That's a sweet little trick -- a lot more efficient than fishing and filtering.

I used port tongs to cleave the end of the bottles off. Doing so allows the cork to be preserved for identification and prevents fishing the cork out. The tongs are fun to use and I have an acetilene (sp) torch just for this.

It's very easy to get a cork out of bottle that has been pushed in, but I'd rather not have to deal with it.

Rare and/or unique bottles I may pull the cork, but I generally do not save corks or bottles so they are of little concern.

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I used port tongs to cleave the end of the bottles off. Doing so allows the cork to be preserved for identification and prevents fishing the cork out. The tongs are fun to use and I have an acetilene (sp) torch just for this.

You learn something every day. I'm a big port fan (although I usually stick with the local varieties). I Googled a few articles on the port tongs that were very interesting.