More handy wine tips
BY Robert Mayne
The description on Australian wine labels is governed by Australia law. For example, it is mandatory to stipulate alcohol by volume, number of standard drinks, name of maker, volume contained in the bottle (or other container). Export labels are also governed by Australia law and by the laws of the importing country. For example the American Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms is the division of the U.S. Treasury responsible for national policy, whereas the 50 different States also usually have different local laws. It's a bit of a nightmare for Australian exporters.
If you are serious about enjoying wine, you need a good corkscrew, and I don’t mean one that also serves as a can opener. Young wines usually have tight corks and old ones often have crumbly corks. That’s where a good, computer designed corkscrew, preferably coated with Teflon, is very handy. Most good bottle shops have them. Look for what I have just described, but also look for one with a narrow body that doesn’t tear your palm off when straining to get the cork out. One comparatively new one out is the Pull Tap’s Double Lift waiter’s friend. Double action leverage helps with the hard work. Screwpull also produce a number of models and these are excellent and easy to use. The standard model is the Screwpull cork puller gift set, includes foil cutter. Just brilliant. $65. Best of all is the Lever Screwpull, includes foil cutter and spare screw, $329. The Rolls-Royce of corkscrews which can be bench mounted too .
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