For Older Wines and Corks, Use an Ah-So
Keep an ah-so handy to tackle delicate, potentially crumbly corks
Posted: Jan 17, 2012 4:00pm ET
I didn't intend to write about corks again today. But last night as I opened a 1995 Beringer Howell Mountain Tre Colline Cabernet (which was excellent), the cork split in two and eventually crumbled.
The moment that cork split I remembered what I had promised to remind myself about opening older bottles of wine: Don't use a traditional corkscrew; use an ah-so.
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