Daniel Joblin
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Fri May 05, 2006 8:14 pm
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Neil Courtney
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:39 pm
Auckland, New Zealand
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
Daniel Joblin wrote:hi all
I am studying product design in nz and we have been given a brief as follows. design a new opening tool for screw cap wine bottles, that has flair and all the things that the old corkscrew that we know and love has exemplified over the last 100 years or so.
So i would like to know how you feel about the change in the world of wine and what traditions you would like to hang around. any ideas would be great.
i am trying to keep as much of the tradition and culture invloved whilst moving on with the new technology, as they say the only thing constant is change.
any way thanks and happy thinking
ps matakana pinot gris has got to be my favorite wine yet allthough some may say my palate is still young at 28
Dan
Peter May
Pinotage Advocate
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Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 am
Snorbens, England
Daniel Joblin wrote:hi all
I am studying product design in nz and we have been given a brief as follows. design a new opening tool for screw cap wine bottles, that has flair and all the things that the old corkscrew that we know and love has exemplified over the last 100 years or so.
Daniel Joblin
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Fri May 05, 2006 8:14 pm
auckland/whangarei new zealand
Neil Courtney
Wine guru
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:39 pm
Auckland, New Zealand
Peter May wrote:The only exception to pointlessness would be a tool for people with arthritis or otherwise unable to grip, but since screwcaps are in wide use for items other than wine I would suggest such tools are already available.
Robin Garr wrote:
It should also be noted that in Australia, at least, sommeliers are already coming up with stylish ways to open and present screwcaps with a bit of flair and panache ... I've seen them open the bottle with a rather exaggerated flourish (hold cap in one hand, gently rotate the bottle under it with the other, breaking the seal with an audible, satisfying "crack." Then place the loosened cap against one's (presumably tuxedo-clad) sleeve and roll it down toward the hand, timing the roll in such a way that the cap comes off just as the bottle is rolled into your palm. Easier to do than to describe ... give it a try!
Sue Courtney wrote:Ah Robin, that stylish technique was, I'm sure, the result of Kiwi ingenuity, then adopted by savvy Aussie sommeliers. So while I'm not saying that the Aussies are claiming this technique to be their own, it should be noted that Villa Maria put out a video in the early days of the screwcap revival
Ian Sutton
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
Ian Sutton wrote:- Screwcaps are as yet inconclusively proven (but I've seen enough already to believe they're an improvement on cork). However are screwcaps the final solution? Probably not, so beware of investing in a fancy tool that's out of date in 3 years.
Bob Cohen
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:46 pm
Ballston Lake, NY (upstate)
Ian Sutton
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
David M. Bueker
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Ian Sutton
Spanna in the works
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
David M. Bueker wrote:I'm rather tired of hearing these "inconclusive studies" arguments about screw caps.
Hoke
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
David M. Bueker
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Ian Sutton
Spanna in the works
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Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:10 pm
Norwich, UK
David M. Bueker wrote:I'll just go back to my main issue with cork, and that is that it can (and frequently will) ruin wines. Sure they may age better, or at least differently, under cork than screw cap, and some people may like one closure over another.
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