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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:29:01 -0700, "Theron" >
> wrote:
>
> >We use a product called "Private Reserve". You spray the nitrogen blanket
> >onto the
> >remaining wine in the bottle, and immediately recork firmly. This will keep
> >a wine
> >from oxidizing for at least a month, and possibly longer. I have a fair
> >store of very old
> >Bordeaux and Burgundies, all very sensitive to any more oxidation that
> >they've already
> >had from aging, and I haven't had any problem. I don't think a vacuum pump
> >applied to a half full
> >bottle will remove enough oxygen, especially for a very old red wine.

>
> You're a collector who drinks what he collects? Future SIL has
> clients who do that. I couldn't. My tastes are rather plebeian.
> Maybe if I had more money to burn, my taste in fine wine would include
> an increase in what I'm willing to pay for it.


I know EXACTLY what you mean!

Some of my current favorites include Beringer and The Little Penguin
from California and Australia.
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