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11-05-2008, 07:18 AM
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A new entry in the closure wars
Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked
up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey and soft wine that went fairly well with the steaks and Jamaican jerk chicken (not so well with the plank-grilled salmon). The most unique feature of the Woop Woop, though was the enclosure for the bottle. It looked like a black wax capsule, but was made of plastic. There was a tab on bottom to peel the plastic off, so I began. After removing a small amount of the plastic, the remaining piece lifted off the top of the bottle with a small hiss -- it was a hard plastic cap held under pressure! Neither Jean nor I had ever seen the like of this, and I couldn't find a name on the plastic remnants. Very entertaining for the low price of admission. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com 
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11-05-2008, 08:19 AM
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A new entry in the closure wars
Mark Lipton wrote:
Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey and soft wine that went fairly well with the steaks and Jamaican jerk chicken (not so well with the plank-grilled salmon). The most unique feature of the Woop Woop, though was the enclosure for the bottle. It looked like a black wax capsule, but was made of plastic. There was a tab on bottom to peel the plastic off, so I began. After removing a small amount of the plastic, the remaining piece lifted off the top of the bottle with a small hiss -- it was a hard plastic cap held under pressure! Neither Jean nor I had ever seen the like of this, and I couldn't find a name on the plastic remnants. Very entertaining for the low price of admission. Mark Lipton A ZORK! http://www.zork.com.au/ -Bruce
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12-05-2008, 04:15 PM
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A new entry in the closure wars
"Mark Lipton" wrote in message ... Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey and soft wine that went fairly well with the steaks and Jamaican jerk chicken (not so well with the plank-grilled salmon). The most unique feature of the Woop Woop, though was the enclosure for the bottle. It looked like a black wax capsule, but was made of plastic. There was a tab on bottom to peel the plastic off, so I began. After removing a small amount of the plastic, the remaining piece lifted off the top of the bottle with a small hiss -- it was a hard plastic cap held under pressure! Neither Jean nor I had ever seen the like of this, and I couldn't find a name on the plastic remnants. Very entertaining for the low price of admission. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com Mark, Did you try to re-cap the bottle? I'm interested to know if the cap would reseal tightly enough to lay the bottle on it's side in the fridge (with confidence you wouldn't find a puddle of wine on the floor later). Jon
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13-05-2008, 01:41 AM
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A new entry in the closure wars
I believe it is called a Zork.
"Zeppo" wrote in message ... "Mark Lipton" wrote in message ... Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey and soft wine that went fairly well with the steaks and Jamaican jerk chicken (not so well with the plank-grilled salmon). The most unique feature of the Woop Woop, though was the enclosure for the bottle. It looked like a black wax capsule, but was made of plastic. There was a tab on bottom to peel the plastic off, so I began. After removing a small amount of the plastic, the remaining piece lifted off the top of the bottle with a small hiss -- it was a hard plastic cap held under pressure! Neither Jean nor I had ever seen the like of this, and I couldn't find a name on the plastic remnants. Very entertaining for the low price of admission. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com Mark, Did you try to re-cap the bottle? I'm interested to know if the cap would reseal tightly enough to lay the bottle on it's side in the fridge (with confidence you wouldn't find a puddle of wine on the floor later). Jon
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13-05-2008, 08:51 AM
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A new entry in the closure wars
On Sun, 11 May 2008 02:18:50 -0400, Mark Lipton
wrote: Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey and soft wine that went fairly well with the steaks and Jamaican jerk chicken (not so well with the plank-grilled salmon). The most unique feature of the Woop Woop, though was the enclosure for the bottle. It looked like a black wax capsule, but was made of plastic. There was a tab on bottom to peel the plastic off, so I began. After removing a small amount of the plastic, the remaining piece lifted off the top of the bottle with a small hiss -- it was a hard plastic cap held under pressure! Neither Jean nor I had ever seen the like of this, and I couldn't find a name on the plastic remnants. Very entertaining for the low price of admission. Mark Lipton Sounds like an Aussie invention Mark...the Zork. One of my fave boutique Shiraz (Barristers Block ex Barossa) began using them a few years ago. hooroo....
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