"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On 8 Sep, 18:00, "Spamlet" wrote:

Problem of course, with this method, is that corks tend to be used on
older
wines that are likely to have sediment, so the last thing you want to do
is
hit the bottom on a wall.

If I'm drinking the good stuff, I'll be near the corkscrew.

For that I just love to use the modern wrap around and lever action ones
like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tabletop-Free-...em56 3d0d2ece

Don't have this table top one, but, if the kitchen wasn't already
overcluttered this would be a very tempting offer!

Hic.

S