Now I'm getting desprate, I'm about 2 bottles from saying "To hell with it!" and opening a Shafer HSS. But I think my GF might kill me. So, lets hope it doesn't come to that.
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"What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?" -- W.C. Fields
Oh my God, and I thought I was having a string of bad luck lately. Did you read the article where Matt Kramer actually suggests a class action lawsuit against wineries to settle the problem? I'd be happy with refunds -- no questions asked, except maybe a litmus-kind of test perhaps to try to keep people honest. But what do you do with your 20 year old bottle of corked wine, purchased years ago from a shop in another state that is no longer in business?
It's too bad we can't have a "national clearinghouse" for corked wines were a sample could be returned somewhere for a replacement. Granted, wine is a luxury, and an art, but how do you think artists feel about paint that flakes off and soon disappears? The beauty of what they created diminishes and you are left with only a ghost of the original creation. Something needs to be done.
I immensely enjoyed opening a bottle of Argyle Pinot Noir last night and twisting off the cap. I performed the act with such finesse that it deserved an Oscar.
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