The coolest wine 'cork' you'll see all day.

[HardDrive]

Picked up a nice (really, really tasty) bottle of Syrah (2006 Columbia River) last night from a winery called Syncline.

Check out the cork! Its a glass stopper with a thin clear rubber washer that locks it down. I tried it out on a couple empty bottles, and it fit them perfectly. Nifty.

[Don Plumley]

That looks like a Vino-Lok.

In general, the engineered glass stoppers require a matching bottle to achieve their seal. There's still a lot of debate on the amount of O2 ingress on manufactured closures. If you want to be scared about cork, read "To Cork or Not to Cork". It reads like a horror movie.

[kstar]

I have a technique that makes a cork or any "engineered stopper" obsolete.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

I have a technique that makes a cork or any "engineered stopper" obsolete.

Finish the bottle in one sitting?

[Don Plumley]

That works for me. Enjoying a nice Pinot Noir from Siduri right now...

[kstar]

Originally Posted by slodave

Finish the bottle in one sitting?

Simple technology, yes?

[stuartj]

Yeah, Ive never seen the need for resealable bottles meself.

Now- the cork vs artifical closure debate...thats a big one.

[kstar]

How about Russian vodka with a peel-off, non-reusable cap?



I discovered this on a trip to Moscow in the '80s. This capping convention for vodka bottles speaks for an entire culture, IMHO.

edit: Sheesh, that image displayed LARGE!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I hate to break it to you but that's a butt-plug.

[Mo_Gearhead]

QUOTE:"I hate to break it to you but that's a butt-plug."
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...and you're aware of that fact because....???

(Never mind. More information than we need!)