For The Love Of Port

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dinin ... ref=dining

Do you believe "devices" like the wine wand et al do have an effect on wine?

How about the argument made here about decanting?

Your opinion will be appreciated.

When I was in Paso Robles last month a couple of wineries we visited used something similar, a glass bulb that fitted onto the open neck of a wine bottle. It was to airate the wine and decanted it, as one winery person stated "It decants the wine and makes it so much better." I gave her the "You got to be kinding me" look and she thought better to continue down that path. I thought that was the stupidist thing I have ever seen. The half-second it is in there while being poured out does nothing more than a wine simply sitting in the glass would acheive. IMO, these are nothing but smoke-and-mirrors that someone is getting rich off of.

that article wrote:Mr. Waterhouse said that the obnoxious, dank flavor of a “corked” wine, which usually renders it unusable even in cooking, can be removed by pouring the wine into a bowl with a sheet of plastic wrap.

“It’s kind of messy, but very effective in just a few minutes,” he said. The culprit molecule in infected corks, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, is chemically similar to polyethylene and sticks to the plastic.

Has anybody tested this?

J. D. A. Wiseman wrote:

that article wrote:Mr. Waterhouse said that the obnoxious, dank flavor of a “corked” wine, which usually renders it unusable even in cooking, can be removed by pouring the wine into a bowl with a sheet of plastic wrap.

“It’s kind of messy, but very effective in just a few minutes,” he said. The culprit molecule in infected corks, 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, is chemically similar to polyethylene and sticks to the plastic.

Has anybody tested this?

I tried this once. It seemed to reduce the wet cardboard smell / taste but also added a plastic taste so the wine was still unenjoyable.

I have heard of the Saran Wrap trick for a while. I've never tried it myself, but have heard it does take away some of the "corked" smell. But just cause you can't smell it doesn't mean it still isn't corked. :help: