I hope I can drop in with the following query with regard to some old port.
The corks are looking pretty dodgy and a couple of bottles of the dozen have
either leaked or evaporated and have had to be thrown out.
Does anyone know how to go about re-bottling and re-corking some old port?
I'm sure I've read/heard this can be done but have no idea where to start.
And is it essential to re-bottle, or can we just re-cork, instead? Because
this isn't my port but belongs to my son and has to be transported some
distance, either by air or sea, I think I'd rather a specialist undertook
the work. Does anyone happen to know of a company that will do this? Many
thanks.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Just pull the corks and replace them. A little air will not hurt a port.
It would be better not to rebottle.

Ray
"Sacha" > wrote in message
.uk...
>I hope I can drop in with the following query with regard to some old port.
> The corks are looking pretty dodgy and a couple of bottles of the dozen
> have
> either leaked or evaporated and have had to be thrown out.
> Does anyone know how to go about re-bottling and re-corking some old port?
> I'm sure I've read/heard this can be done but have no idea where to start.
> And is it essential to re-bottle, or can we just re-cork, instead?
> Because
> this isn't my port but belongs to my son and has to be transported some
> distance, either by air or sea, I think I'd rather a specialist undertook
> the work. Does anyone happen to know of a company that will do this?
> Many
> thanks.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove the weeds to email me)
>
>

On 24/10/05 21:26, in article ,
"Ray Calvert" > wrote:

> Just pull the corks and replace them. A little air will not hurt a port.
> It would be better not to rebottle.
>
> Ray
> "Sacha" > wrote in message
> .uk...
>> I hope I can drop in with the following query with regard to some old port.
>> The corks are looking pretty dodgy and a couple of bottles of the dozen
>> have
>> either leaked or evaporated and have had to be thrown out.
>> Does anyone know how to go about re-bottling and re-corking some old port?
>> I'm sure I've read/heard this can be done but have no idea where to start.
>> And is it essential to re-bottle, or can we just re-cork, instead?
>> Because
>> this isn't my port but belongs to my son and has to be transported some
>> distance, either by air or sea, I think I'd rather a specialist undertook
>> the work. Does anyone happen to know of a company that will do this?
>> Many
>> thanks.
>> --
>> Sacha
>> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
>> South Devon
>> (remove the weeds to email me)
>>
>>
>
>
Thank you.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)