stimpy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 A wine is "corked" when it is left upright for a long time and the cork dries out and shrinks. This let's air in and spoils the wine, wine racks do not keep wine bottles on their side by accident. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Alan Gow is now plying his trade at Exeter City 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 A wine is "corked" when it is left upright for a long time and the cork dries out and shrinks. This let's air in and spoils the wine, wine racks do not keep wine bottles on their side by accident. True corking is where the cork itself is actually contaminated which then causes the wine to react with it and go bad. You should be able to tell the wine is bad from when you smell the cork which will be the first thing the wine waiter should do. When you're given the wine to taste again it should be obvious from the smell of the wine and certainly from the taste. A mouldy small/taste is the giveaway. A dried out cork from incorrectly storing wine upright will cause the wine to go bad if air has got into the bottle but strictly speaking the wine isn't corked. A screw top or plastic cork should not result in corked wine which is one reason for their increasing frequency even for expensive wines. New World wines have also embraced this form of sealing to a greater extent than Old Works wines although this is changing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 True corking is where the cork itself is actually contaminated which then causes the wine to react with it and go bad. You should be able to tell the wine is bad from when you smell the cork which will be the first thing the wine waiter should do. When you're given the wine to taste again it should be obvious from the smell of the wine and certainly from the taste. A mouldy small/taste is the giveaway. A dried out cork from incorrectly storing wine upright will cause the wine to go bad if air has got into the bottle but strictly speaking the wine isn't corked. A screw top or plastic cork should not result in corked wine which is one reason for their increasing frequency even for expensive wines. New World wines have also embraced this form of sealing to a greater extent than Old Works wines although this is changing. OOOHHH LA DI DA! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 OOOHHH LA DI DA! Gunner Graham 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Gunner Graham Shut up! I'll have you up the jungle...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11thHour Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm on day two of my hangover 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Dee-Con 2012 the pride of Dundee's youth. http://www.thecourie...convention.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Things not work out in the footballing hotbed of India then? Says on Wikipedia he was in contract negotiations with some club in Iran. Are Exeter City really that bad that there the 3rd choice behind India and Iran? Hmmm, India, Iran or Devon. Where to live? Tricky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunfellaff Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 True corking is where the cork itself is actually contaminated which then causes the wine to react with it and go bad. You should be able to tell the wine is bad from when you smell the cork which will be the first thing the wine waiter should do. When you're given the wine to taste again it should be obvious from the smell of the wine and certainly from the taste. A mouldy small/taste is the giveaway. A dried out cork from incorrectly storing wine upright will cause the wine to go bad if air has got into the bottle but strictly speaking the wine isn't corked. A screw top or plastic cork should not result in corked wine which is one reason for their increasing frequency even for expensive wines. New World wines have also embraced this form of sealing to a greater extent than Old Works wines although this is changing. I thought screw tops were because of a shortage/diseased trees in Portugal? Some stupid % of world cork production comes from there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Despite their efforts to close the gates and the way they seem to have switched off the lights and all the heating, you can still sleep overnight in Edinburgh Waverley. I'm such a classy individual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebanda's Handyman Services Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have decided I can no longer call myself a celtic fan. They won the league and I felt very little. I cant support another senior team, and I'll still always have a soft spot for them, but I am now first and foremost a Linlithgow Rose fan. It's probably just small team syndrome but what you have explained above is what I imagine most OF supporters to feel like when yet another trophy is won. The only thing I think enhances the feeling of triumph for OF fans is if they win it against the other half. I can never imagine supporting a big team that expects to win things all the time. Give me hope over expectation any day when it comes to football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11thHour Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I'm on day two of my hangover Now day three. Having the cold doesn't help either. Never drinking again until this weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I just found out in the last few minutes what a "Rhodes scholar" is. Any time I've heard it mentioned, I thought it was "road scholar", like someone who spent their time travelling the world, writing about their experiences. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I just found out in the last few minutes what a "Rhodes scholar" is. Any time I've heard it mentioned, I thought it was "road scholar", like someone who spent their time travelling the world, writing about their experiences. I thought it was Road's Collar, you know like the hard shoulder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak QOSFC Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Despite their efforts to close the gates and the way they seem to have switched off the lights and all the heating, you can still sleep overnight in Edinburgh Waverley. I'm such a classy individual. If you were there last night you maybe seen me come in at about 1 o'clock absolutely pissed looking for a way out? About 6ft tall dark brown hair wearing a charcoal suit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberDon Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 After last weekend, Holland is my new favourite country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKee Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 "The guy killed 16 Czechoslovakians. He was an interior decorator." "His house looked like shit" oh lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the 69 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I hate Blackburn Rovers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the 69 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Oh, and Kasabian are shite. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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