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Author:  GK [ Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:45 am ]
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The Zork sparkling wine stopper, anybody come across one yet?

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Author:  pontac [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:51 pm ]
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They've been around for years, but I've not seen one on a wine in the UK. The early ones were much bulkier, the new ones ar emuch better..


HOWEVER

The prime selling point of ZORKs is that they make a POP noise when extracted because that supposedly what people like about a cork.

I thought that stupid when I first came across them!

A benefit over screw caps though is there is no doubt whether a Zork has been removed.
Author:  Duncan [ Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:01 pm ]
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Bugger Zork.

Hey Pontac,
You sampled any of your 2005 Laying down clarets yet ? - Just to see how they are progressing.

I've been checking a few.

The Saint Emilion grand cru's from a proper small grower, not Classe GC mind, have wonderful acidity and a great tannic streak with a touch of black pepper corn grouts, that is not in the least puckering, au contraire mon amie, as well as depth with real class to the fruit. Yeah, the £15 wines, bought properly, taste like classed growths in an ordinary year.

Beautiful. AND.....Lovely as a post dinner treat by the fire as well.

All this talk of Christmas

I'm about ready for an '03 Saint Estephe CB very very soon - De Pez, should sort me out. The big guns rubbished '03...Duh... well that's their pomposity ! And now they like them from the northern peninsular. De Pez now given the CB exceptionelles status - they must have tasted the wine on a riper year - when ready.
Author:  GK [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:05 pm ]
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Oh that's nice Duncan, you go right ahead and ambush my Zork thread with more talk of your boring clarets.



:wink:
Author:  Duncan [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:33 pm ]
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I thought that stupid when I first came across them

Pontac rubbished it :lol: Just wanted to bring him back - but it didn't work.
Author:  GK [ Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:26 am ]
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Well, you zorked that up didnt you? :D

They remind me of something, cant recall what, possibly a plumbing fitting....
Author:  tribs [ Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:25 pm ]
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Thermostatic valve on radiators?
Author:  GK [ Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:34 pm ]
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Good call Tribs!
Author:  pontac [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:02 pm ]
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Misread the initial post. No I have not come across a sparkling wine closed with a Zork, and I haven't seen a Zork closed wine in the UK but I've had Zork closed still wines in NZ
Author:  pontac [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:07 pm ]
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Duncan wrote:

Hey Pontac,
You sampled any of your 2005 Laying down clarets yet ? - Just to see how they are progressing.
.


Had seven this year, all petit Chx, couple of La Tour St Bonnet rest from TWS case.

Hard keeping Bdx. Whenever I ask Mrs Pontac what she wants with Sunday roast she always replies 'a decent Bordeaux' and doesn't seem at all keen on sampling something from Czech Republic or Texas.
Author:  GK [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:23 pm ]
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Let her see the label.

Only you know what's in the bottle :wink:
Author:  tribs [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:30 pm ]
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I've never seen a Zork but I've noticed the small (35cl?) Champers bottles often have plastic fake cork and cage with a screwcap underneath.
Author:  pontac [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:19 pm ]
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tribs wrote:
I've never seen a Zork but I've noticed the small (35cl?) Champers bottles often have plastic fake cork and cage with a screwcap underneath.

Yes, had many of those in business class on various short haul flights.

They're 187.5ml I think. 37.5cl is a half bottle and they use proper Champagne corks
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