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Collecting Q & A
With Peter D. Meltzer
Wine Spectator auction correspondent Peter Meltzer answers your questions regarding wine auctions and wine collecting. Larry Hauer Ventura, Calif. Q: I have older wines and large-format bottles. What type of opener and/or opening method do you recommend for bottle sizes that are double magnum or larger? And how should I deal with older corks that may break? A: Corkscrews that grip the lip of the bottle may be perfect for 750ml bottlings but will prove less effective with larger formats, which have wider circumferences.
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