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Title: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 10, 2010, 05:45:07 PM
... has gone off cos I have been off the booze for so long...  sad24:

Had to throw half a box away...  sad24: sad24: sad24:

Still, have a lovely bottle of Pinotage I am gulping down breathing....  cloud9:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 10, 2010, 09:33:38 PM
... has gone off cos I have been off the booze for so long...  sad24:

Had to throw half a box away...  sad24: sad24: sad24:

Still, have a lovely bottle of Pinotage I am gulping down breathing....  cloud9:


 noooo: noooo: noooo:  redface:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 11, 2010, 04:25:01 AM
... has gone off cos I have been off the booze for so long...  sad24:

Had to throw half a box away...  sad24: sad24: sad24:

Still, have a lovely bottle of Pinotage I am gulping down breathing....  cloud9:


 noooo: noooo: noooo:  redface:

 happy100

I'll drag it out of the bin and post it to you...  ;)
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Snoopy on October 11, 2010, 07:06:32 AM
You've only been off the booze for about a week ...... how the hell has a box of wine gone off in that time?

Inside the box is a collapsible bag. When you open the tap on the box external pressure forces the wine out of the collapsible bag and the bag gets smaller as a result .... thus no air gets into the bag and the wine should stay drinkable for at least a month. After that it will tend to go either sugary round the outlet or it will taste "vinegary". The wine "pumps" seen on many a pub bar actually only connect to a wine box under the counter .... red being served at the ambient temperature and the white has a pipe from box to pump running through a small chiller unit. I have had red and white "on draught" for months when it was not selling and apart from the sugar deposits collecting in the pipe it never went off.

I suspect that you have been buying local cheapo wine that was already on its way out before you even opened it.
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Miss Demeanour on October 11, 2010, 07:15:14 AM
He prolly only had air left in the box  whistle:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 11, 2010, 08:33:57 AM
Maybe his taste buds have recovered.  rubschin:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 11, 2010, 08:32:18 PM
... has gone off cos I have been off the booze for so long...  sad24:

Had to throw half a box away...  sad24: sad24: sad24:

Still, have a lovely bottle of Pinotage I am gulping down breathing....  cloud9:


 noooo: noooo: noooo:  redface:

 happy100

I'll drag it out of the bin and post it to you...  ;)

 ;D Thanks, but no need, my own stocks have been suitably replenished! The Berlingy is an exceptionally useful vehicle.  ;D
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 11, 2010, 08:34:27 PM
You've only been off the booze for about a week ...... how the hell has a box of wine gone off in that time?

Inside the box is a collapsible bag. When you open the tap on the box external pressure forces the wine out of the collapsible bag and the bag gets smaller as a result .... thus no air gets into the bag and the wine should stay drinkable for at least a month. After that it will tend to go either sugary round the outlet or it will taste "vinegary". The wine "pumps" seen on many a pub bar actually only connect to a wine box under the counter .... red being served at the ambient temperature and the white has a pipe from box to pump running through a small chiller unit. I have had red and white "on draught" for months when it was not selling and apart from the sugar deposits collecting in the pipe it never went off.

I suspect that you have been buying local cheapo wine that was already on its way out before you even opened it.

 eeek:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Pirate on October 11, 2010, 08:37:54 PM
... has gone off cos I have been off the booze for so long...  sad24:

Had to throw half a box away...  sad24: sad24: sad24:

Still, have a lovely bottle of Pinotage I am gulping down breathing....  cloud9:


 noooo: noooo: noooo:  redface:

 happy100

I'll drag it out of the bin and post it to you...  ;)

 ;D Thanks, but no need, my own stocks have been suitably replenished! The Berlingy is an exceptionally useful vehicle.  ;D

You could've said...I would have put in a order request. I'm only down the road, you could have give it to the West Mercia boys and I could have collected it at Strensham...
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 11, 2010, 08:58:08 PM

 ;D Thanks, but no need, my own stocks have been suitably replenished! The Berlingy is an exceptionally useful vehicle.  ;D
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You could've said...I would have put in a order request. I'm only down the road, you could have give it to the West Mercia boys and I could have collected it at Strensham...
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But then I could not honestly tell HM Customs that it was personal consumption, could I?   whistle:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Pirate on October 11, 2010, 09:19:46 PM
As if...
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 11, 2010, 09:23:37 PM
You would say that, you are a Pirate.  ;D
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Snoopy on October 12, 2010, 07:12:37 AM
You've only been off the booze for about a week ...... how the hell has a box of wine gone off in that time?

Inside the box is a collapsible bag. When you open the tap on the box external pressure forces the wine out of the collapsible bag and the bag gets smaller as a result .... thus no air gets into the bag and the wine should stay drinkable for at least a month. After that it will tend to go either sugary round the outlet or it will taste "vinegary". The wine "pumps" seen on many a pub bar actually only connect to a wine box under the counter .... red being served at the ambient temperature and the white has a pipe from box to pump running through a small chiller unit. I have had red and white "on draught" for months when it was not selling and apart from the sugar deposits collecting in the pipe it never went off.

I suspect that you have been buying local cheapo wine that was already on its way out before you even opened it.

 eeek:


Don't tell me you thought that pubs had it in barrels, each freshly tapped in time for your arrival.
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 12, 2010, 07:26:12 AM
You've only been off the booze for about a week ...... how the hell has a box of wine gone off in that time?

Inside the box is a collapsible bag. When you open the tap on the box external pressure forces the wine out of the collapsible bag and the bag gets smaller as a result .... thus no air gets into the bag and the wine should stay drinkable for at least a month. After that it will tend to go either sugary round the outlet or it will taste "vinegary". The wine "pumps" seen on many a pub bar actually only connect to a wine box under the counter .... red being served at the ambient temperature and the white has a pipe from box to pump running through a small chiller unit. I have had red and white "on draught" for months when it was not selling and apart from the sugar deposits collecting in the pipe it never went off.

I suspect that you have been buying local cheapo wine that was already on its way out before you even opened it.

No, 'spensive French stuff like...

No guarantee as to how it has been stored here of course... the local wine is stuffed full of sulphides to preserve it in the Cyprus sun...
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 12, 2010, 06:36:02 PM


 noooo:   If I couldn't see the bottle it was coming out of I wouldn't order wine in an English pub.  Sorry.... like.  surrender:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Nick on October 12, 2010, 06:43:30 PM


Don't tell me you thought that pubs had it in barrels, each freshly tapped in time for your arrival.
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 noooo:   If I couldn't swig the bottle it was coming out of I wouldn't order wine in an English pub.  Sorry.... like.  surrender:
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 noooo:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 12, 2010, 06:48:32 PM
You need to put the cork back in yours.  evil:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 12, 2010, 06:53:12 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Nick on October 12, 2010, 06:54:11 PM
You need to put the cork back in yours.  evil:
My diarrhoea is much improved thank you  angel1
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Nick on October 12, 2010, 06:54:53 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

OOh, his head  noooo:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 12, 2010, 06:56:36 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

OOh, his head  noooo:

I am off the booze at the moment... Except when I go out for a curry tomorrow night... and out for dinner on Thursday like...  rubschin:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 12, 2010, 07:00:29 PM
You need to put the cork back in yours.  evil:
My diarrhoea is much improved thank you  angel1

Glad to hear it!   lol:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on October 12, 2010, 07:01:46 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

OOh, his head  noooo:

OOh, his head indeed!  He has posted a picture of a bottle of Merlot...  sick2:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Snoopy on October 12, 2010, 07:08:19 PM


 noooo:   If I couldn't see the bottle it was coming out of I wouldn't order wine in an English pub.  Sorry.... like.  surrender:


Very snobbish sensible.  ;D
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2010, 07:14:31 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

Sunrise you say?  Prolly a division of this crowd ...  http://www.sunriseradio.com/ ....  whistle:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 12, 2010, 07:45:28 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

Sunrise you say?  Prolly a division of this crowd ...  http://www.sunriseradio.com/ ....  whistle:

 noooo:
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Pastis on October 12, 2010, 07:50:18 PM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

Sunrise you say?  Prolly a division of this crowd ...  http://www.sunriseradio.com/ ....  whistle:

 noooo:

Ok. It's Chilean wine; how long do they age it down the mine, like?
Title: Re: My wine box...
Post by: Barman on October 13, 2010, 04:06:34 AM
I was rewarded for my dog sitting with six bottles of Sunrise Shiraz and Cabernet (http://www.sunrise-wine.com/) this evening....  cloud9:

Sunrise you say?  Prolly a division of this crowd ...  http://www.sunriseradio.com/ ....  whistle:

 noooo:

Ok. It's Chilean wine; how long do they age it down the mine, like?

 eeek:

Could be full of miner's piss...  sick2: