Mine is 2 1/8 inches! I'm very proud.

I love those old bordeaux corks. The 83 Sociando mallet I opened tonight had a 2 1/8 inch cork. I find it so satisfying to pull out one of those babies. Anyone else notice that size does matter?

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Hey Grossie!

I bet you and your wife can't parallel park either! See, I'd make an ethnic joke here, but some people on this forum get a little touchy.

O:-)

DBW

i won't even go there!!!

It nice until you get one where you are at the end of the corkscrew's action and it still isn't out of the bottle. =)

Joe
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I use a screwpull routinely. It's got a very long screw and the cork isn't all the way out of the bottle at the end. I agree Joe, I love that.

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Hey Grossie--

I know this is off topic, but I will be doing 2 wks in an Optho elective at Cook. Us medicine guys need to learn the eye exam from sometime, right? Do you know Dr. Axelrod?

Joe

Joe
Grape Lakes Wine Appreciation Guild
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I know him very well. He was invited (but didn't come) to my wedding. The only thing is that he retired as Chair. I think he's still involved there, but Dray is the Chair now. Feel free to drop my name. Axelrod's a very nice guy, but a little different. He helped me out a lot when I was in your position.

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I think measuring...ummm a cork is a guy thing. And measuring to the 1/8...well i'm not sure what that says Grossie

I wish all of the top end performers went the route of the "big cork". It makes total sense. If you're going to go long term...isn't a BIG CORK important!

And...it's not a bad idea for wine either!

-DRAB

So much wine.....so little time!!!

As is true in a lot of things -- size does matter....

RRV

So, brocolli, Mother says you're very good for me. Well, I'm afraid I'm no good for you!

This is going to turn into one of those threads...

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Joseph, Grossie,

Is this Dr. Axelrod originally from Rochester, NY? If it is who I think it is, his father is a retired psychiatrist from Rochester(pittsford). A very small world if it is. My father and Dr. Axelrod used to be partners along with Dr. Satloff.

IW

Life without wine?...... Yeah Right.<br /><br />I believe we have 2 lives; the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.

Size may or may not matter.....endurance is the key.

Dick

Geez, and all this time I thought is about the length of the finish...

"This wine should be eaten, it is too good to be drunk."
Jonathan Swift

9 and a half... oh, you said CORK.

Well, should the circumference matter most??? I mean it does no one any good if it is long and thin. But if it is fatter... now you're talkin'!!!

IW- I don't think he's from Rochester, but it's possible. He's about 52-55 yeras old. Next time I see him I'll ask. Joe will probably see him first.

As for measuring to the 1/8 of an inch- When you're dealing in the 2" range I thought it was quite important. Plus, I'm used to dealing with very short lengths as it is.

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One of the longest and most interesting corks I have seen is on the bottle of 1971 Petrus that I decanted prior to meeting Board-o for dinner a couple years ago. The Petrus cork was long and it was red.

www.vinocellar.com -- Mm-Mm-good

I'm developing a case of cork-envy. Does it qualify for psychiatric treatment?

Grossie - Long and thin may go all the way in, but short and thick does the trick.

I like my champagne cork. It has a big nob on the end that a lady can hold onto and get it to pop by pulling it by hand.

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[This message was edited by Pauly on Feb 16, 2004 at 03:07 AM.]

lengthy as well. As far as other cork references, let's just say I will keeps those comments zipped.

Only 2 1/8??? The wine must have been really cold!!!

There is shrinkage after you pull it out, so it may have been bigger while in.

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