Fascinating note, CW. I urge you to hold on to a few more of those '59s
until next June, as that happens to coincide with my 50th birthday (hint
hint). On a tangential note, I was interested to read that you
extracted the cork with a screwpull. In my experience with dodgy corks
from older bottles, I find that a double-action waiter's friend works
the best as extracting the cork. Is your experience different? Any
others care to weigh in on the best tool for removing fragile corks?

Mark Lipton


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