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44Bottle Battles - Round 5
In this episode of Vin Collections Videos, entitled "Bottle Battles - Round 5" we successfully improvised a set of port tongs. The key is to get the wire extremely (red) hot and the towel very cold (it...
0 comments58Bottle Battles - Round 4
In this installment of "Bottle Battles - Round 4" Jesse returns to successfully saber the champagne bottle (only three days after receiving five stitches after Bottle Battles - Round 2 (Jesse vs. The...
0 comments46Bottle Battles - Round 3
In his triumphant return, Jesse enacts revenge on "The Tree" and vindicate himself in "Bottle Battles - Round 3." This time he has an increased amount of safety equipment. We discovered that the key here...
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56Book Review - Keys to the Cellar
In this review, I cover Keys To The Cellar - Strategies and Secrets of Wine Collecting, by Peter Meltzer (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006), which is designed as a comprehensive tutorial on collecting wine. ...
0 comments46Bottle Battles - Round 2
My brother Jesse returns in the much anticipated “Bottle Battles - Round 2″ aka The Sabrage Instructional Video. Again, it does not turn out well. You can view the first round "Jesse vs. The Tree" either...
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46Book Review - The Home Wine Cellar
I recently completed The Home Wine Cellar - A Complete Guide to Design and Construction, by Perry Sims (Running Press, 2004), which covers the various aspects of situating and fabricating a home wine cellar. According to his bio, Mr. Sims is a...
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45Bottle Conditions Part 1(a)
As an addendum to the previous post, I wanted to share something interesting which happened over the weekend. A friend was kind enough to open a bottle of 1988 Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant which she had...
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63Bottle Conditions Part 1
Although old wines may be re-corked, it is a total pain in the ass for a whole host of reasons. As a wine ages, even when stored in the best of conditions, the bottle ages along with it. With the exception of...
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