For The Love Of Port

Moses Botbol wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:You gotta be accurate and I don't recommend this after you've already been drinking some Port, but I prefer this method. .44 Caliber works the best

I'd go for the Anschutz .22 bolt action rifle on a sand bag.

Moses, thinking back to that night in Boston... we shoudl have used the 9mm for one more bottle!!!

Moses Botbol wrote:My preferred method is to put the decanter and port bottle on a table. David Copperfield places a cloth over both and when he lifts the cloth, the port is in the decanter.

That's alright but what would REALLY impress me is if he started with a bottle of Noval and ended up with Nacional.\
THAT would really impress me!!!

todd

Todd,

I'll show you that same trick after some pizza and Douro wine. Are you going to be joining us again, this year?

Tongs are my favorite, I'll use them for young or old bottles but don't use them often due to the effort. Usually it's the trusy ah-so that gets used.

Todd Pettinger wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:You gotta be accurate and I don't recommend this after you've already been drinking some Port, but I prefer this method. .44 Caliber works the best

I'd go for the Anschutz .22 bolt action rifle on a sand bag.

Moses, thinking back to that night in Boston... we shoudl have used the 9mm for one more bottle!!!

9mm, .22? Everyone knows that .45 is God's caliber.

Kris Henderson wrote:
I'd go for the Anschutz .22 bolt action rifle on a sand bag.

Moses, thinking back to that night in Boston... we shoudl have used the 9mm for one more bottle!!! [/quote]

9mm, .22? Everyone knows that .45 is God's caliber.[/quote]

I've just made a modification to my Ah-So knock-off that preserves the cork, doesn't drive a bunch of cork powder into the wine, and generally makes using it a bit more dangerous.

I have very carefully sharpened the ends of the prongs, so they slip past the cork, rather than driving a channel down through the sides of the cork.



On the left is an unmodified tip; on the right is a tip which has been filed very carefully on the inside surface until there is just barely an edge on the pointed part of the tip. Do both prongs the same. It's quite easy to do with a vise and a fine file; however, if anyone would rather, I'd be happy to do it. Just mail it to me, along with a (sturdy) SASE to return it. (I make no warranties as to the safety (see below) of using a modified Ah-So, and it will certainly void the original warranty and destroy any antique value your Ah-so may have.)

Now it will go past the cork instead of through it. It works quite well, compressing channels (which will mostly recover) down the sides of the cork. It still tends to push loose corks into the bottle, and has hardly any drawing power, but that's the nature of the Ah-So.

Naturally, if you slip, this will go into your hand around the fleshy part between thumb and forefinger, and come out somewhere near your elbow. You couldn't quite shave a Ken-doll with it, but you could cut up a microscopic filet-mignon.

Andy Velebil wrote:

Kris Henderson wrote:
I'd go for the Anschutz .22 bolt action rifle on a sand bag.

Moses, thinking back to that night in Boston... we shoudl have used the 9mm for one more bottle!!!

9mm, .22? Everyone knows that .45 is God's caliber.[/quote]
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.22 at 50ft away, dead on the capsole or foil. The .45 I think will destroy the bottle no matter where it hits.

Which would I feel safer carrying or to save my life? The .45 for sure. Can't miss in general or a general hit will take down bad guy.

Peter,
Looks like a great modification, so long as I don't take part of my hand off when I use it. When I get some time in the garage I'll have to experiment on one of my old cheap Ah-So and try it.

Andy Velebil wrote:Peter,
Looks like a great modification, so long as I don't take part of my hand off when I use it. When I get some time in the garage I'll have to experiment on one of my old cheap Ah-So and try it.

I've cut myself twice opening three bottles. Fortunately neither time seriously. I got mine pretty sharp; just a touch parts the skin nicely. I think I may just ease the edges a bit.

Peter W. Meek wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:Peter,
Looks like a great modification, so long as I don't take part of my hand off when I use it. When I get some time in the garage I'll have to experiment on one of my old cheap Ah-So and try it.

I've cut myself twice opening three bottles. Fortunately neither time seriously. I got mine pretty sharp; just a touch parts the skin nicely. I think I may just ease the edges a bit.

I don't think I'll make mine that sharp

Peter,

I think you should build the next greatest mousetrap. I know you have the wherewithal. So come up with a cool new and affordable design that will be helping your brethren and others around the world with their extraction efforts.

I can see it now : " The Peter opener " , the extraction device of choice

Luc Gauthier wrote:I can see it now : " The Peter opener " , the extraction device of choice

Well, here is the first iteration:



Larger version at http://i898.photobucket.com/albums/ac18 ... _0116c.jpg

Should work excellently, especially on corks that have been epoxy'd in. There is always a possibility of programming error which might reduce the bottle to a sludgy pile of glass shards.

At 3000# or more, there is also a portability issue. NOT A POCKET EXTRACTION DEVICE! Requires 3-phase 240 volt power.

Peter , have you seen the size if Roy's pockets

Roy's may have big pockets, but I don't think the TSA will allow him to carry it on a plane

Peter gave me one to test out and write a testimonial for it while I was in Michigan last week. It arrived at my home yesterday. It has taken over my entire living room, but it works like a charm.

Roy Hersh wrote:Peter gave me one to test out and write a testimonial for it while I was in Michigan last week. It arrived at my home yesterday. It has taken over my entire living room, but it works like a charm.

I'm sure Dorene isn't going to be too happy

Andy Velebil wrote:Roy's may have big pockets, but I don't think the TSA will allow him to carry it on a plane

The TSA , forget the TSA . . . fear the SAQ

Of course I do carry one of these in my pocket on a daily basis, so it is my primary choice when faced with a cork.



Since I am unwilling to be treated alternately as cattle or a criminal, naturally, I do not fly under the current conditions, so there is no risk of confiscation by TSA.