Yes they are the same thing as used on a good whisky bottle. I have one of
the vacuum pump wine savers and used it a few times, then quit. It pumps
out some of the air but leaves the bottle under vacuum and it seems to me
that the volatiles come out of solution and that changes the taste of the
wine. I would rather keep some splits (375 ml wine bottles) around and I
just pour left over wine into the smaller bottle and use the taster cork on
it. It will keep that way for several days or a week.

Just the way I do things and maybe just my opinion and prejudice.

Ray

"alien" > wrote in message
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> They sound like the corks you get on good whisky bottles. I've seen the
> vacuum pump wine savers, never used one. I keep forgetting to buy one
> when I'm in town.
>
>
> Ray Calvert wrote:
>> There are probably other names for them. They are short corks, maybe 1/2
>> to 3/4 inch with a plastic cap on one end. After you open a bottle you
>> can use them to push back in by hand and open by hand easily without a
>> cork screw. Wine tasting rooms often use them. They are not very good
>> for long term use but for a short period up to maybe a few months they
>> work fine. I buy a few dozen every now and then and use them regularly.
>> They can be reused if you are only using them for a few days at a time.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>> "alien" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Ray Calvert wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I use the sugar I need to get to the abv I want, ferment dry, bulk age
>>>>>and rack etc. Then bottle dry. When I drink it, I add sugar if needed.
>>>>>Saves a lot of hassle.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I must admit that I do that also and in general it works very well. But
>>>>I have noted that if I pop the cork, sweeten, then put a tasters cork
>>>>back in it and let it set for an hour or over night in the fridge, it is
>>>>better than if I just sweeten when I drink it. Just an observation and
>>>>my own opinion.
>>>>
>>>>Ray
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>I'll give that a go. One question, what is a tasters cork?
>>
>>