My old Screwpull has lost much of its PTFE coating. It doesn't work too well
with the plastic 'corks' sweeping the UK supermarket shelves.
What do you suggest to replace it? Is Screwpull still the best?

Steve

"Steve Almond" wrote in
:

My old Screwpull has lost much of its PTFE coating. It doesn't work
too well with the plastic 'corks' sweeping the UK supermarket shelves.
What do you suggest to replace it? Is Screwpull still the best?

Steve




I have had terrible luck with the lever style pullers until my last an
under 15USd version from Costco called simply "professional corkscrew" It
is make of metal and is fairly heavy. The amazing thing is that it pulled a
synthetic cork out of my 2002 Geyerhof Gruener Veltliner last night and
then shed same without so much as a hitch. Smooth as the wine.

Really like the GV by the way it was my first. I sort of described it to
myself as like a Riesling only not. Had it with a rotisserie chicken (also
from Costco!) I am definitely going for more of this as an alternative to
Chardonnay based wines. SB just moved down a notch.

"jcoulter" wrote in message
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"Steve Almond" wrote in
:

My old Screwpull has lost much of its PTFE coating. It doesn't work
too well with the plastic 'corks' sweeping the UK supermarket shelves.
What do you suggest to replace it? Is Screwpull still the best?

Steve




I have had terrible luck with the lever style pullers until my last an
under 15USd version from Costco called simply "professional corkscrew" It
is make of metal and is fairly heavy. The amazing thing is that it pulled
a
synthetic cork out of my 2002 Geyerhof Gruener Veltliner last night and
then shed same without so much as a hitch. Smooth as the wine.

Really like the GV by the way it was my first. I sort of described it to
myself as like a Riesling only not. Had it with a rotisserie chicken (also
from Costco!) I am definitely going for more of this as an alternative to
Chardonnay based wines. SB just moved down a notch.

I have a cupboard full of broken Lever Style pullers (well, OK, two of 'em).
Sometimes pull a plastic cork effortlessly, and the next time snap off at
the neck....
Don't want to tread that path again.

How about 'manual' ones?

Steve

"jcoulter" wrote in message
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"Steve Almond" wrote in
:

My old Screwpull has lost much of its PTFE coating. It doesn't work
too well with the plastic 'corks' sweeping the UK supermarket shelves.
What do you suggest to replace it? Is Screwpull still the best?

Steveull




I have had terrible luck with the lever style pullers until my last an
under 15USd version from Costco called simply "professional corkscrew" It
is make of metal and is fairly heavy. The amazing thing is that it pulled
a
synthetic cork out of my 2002 Geyerhof Gruener Veltliner last night and
then shed same without so much as a hitch. Smooth as the wine.

Really like the GV by the way it was my first. I sort of described it to
myself as like a Riesling only not. Had it with a rotisserie chicken (also
from Costco!) I am definitely going for more of this as an alternative to
Chardonnay based wines. SB just moved down a notch.

"Steve Almond" wrote in
:

I have a cupboard full of broken Lever Style pullers (well, OK, two of
'em). Sometimes pull a plastic cork effortlessly, and the next time
snap off at the neck....
Don't want to tread that path again.

How about 'manual' ones?

Steve

There is nothing that works real well with the platic "corks" they are just
so damn hard to get off of the screw. they are perhaps the best argument
for stelvin closures. (I too have a couple of old and broken lever type
pullers, this last one is just better than the others but will it last?)

"jcoulter" wrote in message
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"Steve Almond" wrote in
:

I have a cupboard full of broken Lever Style pullers (well, OK,
two of
'em). Sometimes pull a plastic cork effortlessly, and the next
time
snap off at the neck....
Don't want to tread that path again.

How about 'manual' ones?

Steve

There is nothing that works real well with the platic "corks" they
are just
so damn hard to get off of the screw. they are perhaps the best
argument
for stelvin closures. (I too have a couple of old and broken lever
type
pullers, this last one is just better than the others but will it
last?)


You know, yesterday was the first time I had ever come across the
Stelvin capsule on anything other than a miniature bottle. I'll admit
that I had not known that the closures on those six-packs of
indifferent wine were Stelvins. My wine store persuaded me to try
Yalumba South Australian Riesling (2003) and I was surprised to
encounter the easily opened closure.

On investigation, I found that Yalumba pioneered the use of the
Stelvin closure according to:
http://www.wineoftheweek.com/screwcaps/history.html
Apparently, Yalumba gave it up in response to customer pressure but
I'm pleased that they are using it again and I wish many other
wineries would do so. I would like to give up using my whole array of
corkscrews etc. including expensive lagomorphs (g). Incidentally, I
really liked the wine which has fruity tastes and a flowery nose tho'
drier than an actual Riesling.


--
James V. Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA