Um... What Is THIS?
So I am a wine tester... I have a handful of wines that I buy regularly, but I pad that list with wines that I've never tried before, just to keep things interesting. So I opened a new bottle of wine last night (it's at Joe's, or I'd tell you the winery), and I see THIS! What is this? I've seen natural corks, rubber corks, and screw tops... but a glass plug?
Is this some new trend in bottling?
Glass plug in the bottle. (It has a rubber seal on it.)
Me holding said plug.
Is this some new trend in bottling?
Glass plug in the bottle. (It has a rubber seal on it.)
Me holding said plug.
posted by Charissa at 6:21 AM
10 Comments:
I've never seen one of those either! And I drink a ton of wine.
interesting. R and I went on a few winery tours while in Northern Cali and they mentioned something about cork trees becoming an endangered "species." i guess they're looking to other alternatives...
What wine was it? That's pretty cool.
That sure beats the hell out of saran wrap.
ask Joey to take you on a wine tasting weekend, he likes to do that stuff I am sure he has told you that already.
We have great wineries here on Long Island (hint, hint)
~Annie
According to an article in this month's Baltimore Style, wine bottles are very last year, boxed wine is the new black.
I'm with Cham, C. Boxed wine is so in these days because it's much less breakable for those of us that are clumsier than the rest of society.
I guess that is better than the "Twist Off Initiative" or something like that. It was on one of the many, many wines I tasted at the Food and Wine festival. That may also be the reason I can't remember the real name of the initiative.
The wine is a Gruner Veltliner... I don't know the winery for sure. But I found the manufacturer of the glass cork: http://www.vinolok-placer.com/aktuelles/ausgabe_artikel_eng.php?News_ID=7.
Actually, I read that a lot of upscale wineries are going back to twist-off caps because corks are becoming scarce. Kind of ruins the whole experience, but what can you do?
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