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New ArrivalsWine Game - Liquid Entertainment :
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Chateau Lavillotte St Estephe AC :
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April 14th 2010 : Fizz into Spring Dinner :
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6 x England World Cup Champagne :
Price: £135.00
von Schleinitz Riesling Trocken QbA :
Price: £8.80
Penfold Grange1982 :
Price: £239.70
Warres Port 1994 :
Price: £41.11
Lynch Bages 2003 :
Price: £84.04
Engraved Wine Decanter Neck Label :
Price: £27.50
6 bottle case - 1 bottle each of the above :
Price: £30.00
6 bottle RackPac System :
Price: £10.00
Rackpac - 6 bottle wine carrier :

Antique Style Corkscrews

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Zig - Zag Corkscrew

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Price: £29.94 inc VAT

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Functional and pleasing "Zig-Zag" corkscrew based on 1930's design.

Sometimes reffered to as the "Lazy Fish" corkscrew.

The concertina mechanism converts simple pressure to maximum force to remove stubborn corks.

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Grand Cru Corkscrew

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Price: £95.00 inc VAT

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Based on a 19th Century design. "Grand Cru" corkscrew in pewter and gilt brass.

Height = 12cm

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Butlers Thief

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Jeeves and Wooster favourite!

Traditional Butlers Thief cork puller - removes old and damaged corks gently and simply. The slim section prongs are slowly worked into the bottle neck between the sides of the cork and the glass. Twist and pull to remove the cork.

Complete with protective sheath.
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Port Tongs

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Removing the cork from a bottle of Vintage Port can be a tricky business. With time even the best quality natural corks can crumble and become very fragile. A traditional corkscrew may cause part of the cork to explode from the bottom of the cork into the bottle of Port.

Using Port Tongs to remove the whole bottle-neck (glass and the cork complete) is an old technique. The black iron tongs are heated to a red hot temperature (the polished wood handles help from burning your hands) then gripped around the neck of the bottle.

Apply the heated tongs to the neck of the bottle for a few minutes. Quickly remove and apply a damp cloth to the same position. The sudden change in temperature will cause the bottle neck to break cleanly and neatly. The contents should still be decanted for best results.

Using Port Tongs helps in preventing sediment being disturbed and contamination of the Port via crumbling corks.

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