Unused bottles of booze

chappers

vacheron wrote: »

, however I was not aware of any Aussie wines which would age well over 40 years.

that's what happens with screw caps the wines develop much more slowly and also don't suffer from over oxidation, which gives them greater shelf life

I have some 2006 Tyrrells Vat 1 Semillon and the vineyards recommended drinking period is 2013-2046, the 2010 is 2014-2041

kerri_gt

chappers wrote: »

And no cork issues either.
Nothing worse than laying wine down to open it and find it corked

And you never get the problem of laying out a picnic on top of a hill only to find someone forgot the corkscrew

System

FreeBear wrote: »

Wines, especially cheap plonk doesn't keep well, and anything with a screw-top is best left on the shelf at the supermarket.

Most wine is in screw caps now. Including Spanish ones which are traditionally use corks as they make the corks

robin58

pollypenny wrote: »

A somewhat out of date view. Are you French by any chance?

Personally I think missile gets his knowledge from winos.

Australian wines have come along way since the old days.

Ashagill

Wow this escalated quickly.
But thank you to the handful of people with helpful suggestions. I probably would try for the auction house but they aren't rare. Just reserve and all that stuff.
I think we'll donate it to the local hospital that looked after him, if they can't give it to patients they often do raffles and such.
Thanks chaps.

Apodemus

kerri_gt wrote: »

Indeed the stelvin closure seals the wine better than a cork and is far more environmentally friendly...

Just to keep this thread off topic... a real cork is a natural product and much more environmentally friendly. The demise of cork use, renders ancient cork groves valueless, leading to clearance of old forested landscapes with a resultant loss of habitat and a change in hydrology.

A screw cap may be better for the wine and more user friendly, but please don’t trot out the environmental card!

Laz123

Apodemus wrote: »

Just to keep this thread off topic... a real cork is a natural product and much more environmentally friendly. The demise of cork use, renders ancient cork groves valueless, leading to clearance of old forested landscapes with a resultant loss of habitat and a change in hydrology.

A screw cap may be better for the wine and more user friendly, but please don’t trot out the environmental card!

But the metal caps are recyclable.

FreeBear

Laz123 wrote: »

But the metal caps are recyclable.

Corks can be ground up and made in to other products or composted and returned to the soil.

Metal caps require energy to recycle and there is also a question mark over the plastic content.

aliby21

Any event where they are organising a raffle or bottle stall - village or church shows or fetes for example.