Where to get high quality corks? standards and mushroom
 

Anyone have a source??
I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.

I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.

Not sure about the champagne corks - I always just use the plastic
stoppers. They work well, and you don't need a really fancy corker to
insert them.
Here are some sources for standard-sized corks:

http://www.stpats.com
http://www.piwine.com
http://www.thecorkstore.com

"Fishhead" > wrote in message
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> Anyone have a source??
> I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.

I just bought 4000 from Suncork in Paso Robles, CA. Jeez, are they
_expen$ive_ though! I paid 39¢ apiece (thanks to the strong Euro). The
price break at 5000 only drops the price a cent or two. :^(

Tom S

Doug wrote:
> Not sure about the champagne corks - I always just use the plastic
> stoppers. They work well, and you don't need a really fancy corker to
> insert them.
> Here are some sources for standard-sized corks:
>
> http://www.stpats.com
> http://www.piwine.com
> http://www.thecorkstore.com
>


I use the plastic stoppers also.
But I have a large amount of belgium beer bottles I am refilling with
beer. The stoppers don't seen to work - due to the bottle design. I
have been using standard wine corks and wire them in. This is hard to
do since the cork is flush with the bottle.

"Fishhead" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone have a source??
> I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.
>
> I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.



I bought 1000 from piwine.com at the end of last year for about $200
including shipping. Overbranded "premium quality" or whatever the
designation is.


Patrick

You could get the 29 mM bell housing and caps for your belgain bottles.
It is pretty cheap.

The caps should be jsut as good if not a better oxygen barrier than
cork.

Droopy wrote:
> You could get the 29 mM bell housing and caps for your belgain bottles.
> It is pretty cheap.
>
> The caps should be jsut as good if not a better oxygen barrier than
> cork.
>

These bottles have no means to cap them.
They are made for corks

patrick mcdonald wrote:
> "Fishhead" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Anyone have a source??
>>I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.
>>
>>I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.
>
>
>
>
> I bought 1000 from piwine.com at the end of last year for about $200
> including shipping. Overbranded "premium quality" or whatever the
> designation is.
>
>
> Patrick
>
>
Were they worth it?
Would you buy again.

I have bought many things for $200 that I regret...

thanks

Fishhead ha escrito:
hola como estan todos, me llamo sergio soy de misiones argentina es un
gusto mi de encontrar nuevas personas como ustedes con ganas de hablar
un rato sobre un tema en comun como lo hacen aca desde ya muchas
gracias por su atencion
> Anyone have a source??
> I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.
>
> I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.

Fishhead ha escrito:
hola como estan todos, me llamo sergio soy de misiones argentina es un
gusto mi de encontrar nuevas personas como ustedes con ganas de hablar
un rato sobre un tema en comun como lo hacen aca desde ya muchas
gracias por su atencion
> Anyone have a source??
> I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.
>
> I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.

"Fishhead" > wrote in message
...
> patrick mcdonald wrote:
>> "Fishhead" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Anyone have a source??
>>>I would like to get 500 or so... 1000 if I have to.
>>>
>>>I am also looking for the mushroom type corks for sparkling wines.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I bought 1000 from piwine.com at the end of last year for about $200
>> including shipping. Overbranded "premium quality" or whatever the
>> designation is.
>>
>>
>> Patrick
> Were they worth it?
> Would you buy again.
>
> I have bought many things for $200 that I regret...
>
> thanks

Yes, I would. As a matter of fact, I intend overbranded corks from piwine to
be the only corks I use from now on. They are great corks and I've not had a
problem with any of them after using about 400.