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Hi everyone,
I have a passive cellar, and I've noticed that some wine bottles (perhaps 1/3 of my collection) have corks that are not completely flush against the lip of the bottle. I would say that they are 1 millimeter below the lip. None are protruding. Should I be concerned or is this normal?
 
Posts: 1451 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: Aug 05, 2007Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Sounds normal to me.


Just one more sip.
 
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Not to worry.


"Burgundy makes you think of silly things: Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them."-Brillat-Savarin
 
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bring em over, I'll help you drink em. =)
 
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Thanks guys ... now I can sleep better.

Another offline g-man. =)
 
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How can you sleep at night when your corks are depressed? They're so sad.


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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.


Come visit me sometime at http://www.winexiles.com/
 
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I suggest dissolving two tablets of Prozac in water and spraying the solution onto the cork to help control their depression.


"Wine is bottled poetry." - Robert Louis Stevenson
 
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I was thinking of sharing my viagra with the corks and perhaps that will get a little rise out of them. Cool
 
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This sounds perfectly normal. Nothing to worry about.

On a different note, what is with all the sarcastic remarks from the long time members?


Punch it , Chewie!
 
Posts: 368 | Location: Edmonton | Registered: Jul 15, 2008Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Hey short timer. It's called "humor". We're making jokes, including the guy that actually started this post. Do they have humor in Edmonton or is everybody still pissed because you lost Gretzkey? (<-yes, it's a joke) Wink


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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.


Come visit me sometime at http://www.winexiles.com/
 
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It's all cool Mit. We're just having a little fun. I had gotten my answer from the earlier responses. But I knew someone was going to pick up on the title of my thread. Smile
 
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"Humour...it is a difficult concept. It is not logical."

Lt. Saavik


Punch it , Chewie!
 
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If some are depressed and some are protruding, I'd say it's a passive-aggressive cellar.
 
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everybody's a comedian today, .....


Dean Martin: "I feel sorry for people that do not drink; they wake up in the morning and that is the best that they feel all day"
 
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i just wish i was a little more on the ball and i coulda came up with some of these quick witty responses to this posted topic...


Dean Martin: "I feel sorry for people that do not drink; they wake up in the morning and that is the best that they feel all day"
 
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Originally posted by wineismylife:
How can you sleep at night when your corks are depressed? They're so sad.



Maybe you need some professional cork soakers?


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"She wore a Mount Rushmore T-shirt, and those guys never looked so good--especially Jefferson and Lincoln--kind of bloated, but happy." --Guy Noir
 
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