tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post7474239818532937621..comments2024-03-17T05:47:35.079-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Robert Oatley WinesBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-85791702123595986592009-01-16T13:01:00.000-08:002009-01-16T13:01:00.000-08:00Benito,Thank you for the very nice and positive ar...Benito,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the very nice and positive article on our wines. I am not sure when we will have the wines in Tennessee, but I will certainly let you (and Michelle)know when the time comes. Much appreciated.<BR/><BR/>Matt Perrone<BR/>Robert Oatley Southeast Manager<BR/>Atlanta, GAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-84464427898567058912009-01-08T21:42:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:42:00.000-08:00TWC,When it comes to a wine that's meant to be...TWC,<BR/><BR/>When it comes to a wine that's meant to be drunk within a few months of purchase, I'll always take a screwcap over one of those hellspawn, son-of-a-motherless-goat plastic corks. I broke a corkscrew on one once and can never get the damned things back into the bottle. <BR/><BR/>I also hate the corks that are made up of tiny chunks of other corks... they seem to fall apart easily. Yes, a high quality natural cork that's been punched out of the bark is superb, but there's a whole lot of substandard or TCA-infected cork out there, and I'm happy to jump on the screwcap bandwagon.<BR/><BR/>The all time, worst-ever cork award goes to this thing that was used to stopper a Prosecco. It was a Champagne-style conglomerate cork, but with only a quarter inch of cap above the opening of the bottle, meaning you couldn't open it like a normal sparkler. And it was too solid for me to use a corkscrew.<BR/><BR/>I tried everything I could to open that thing (including screwdrivers and my teeth), and finally had to drill it out with the old Black & Decker, getting cork dust into the wine.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-39315964997536228772009-01-08T21:25:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:25:00.000-08:00I never seem to have good luck with Oz Shiraz........I never seem to have good luck with Oz Shiraz.<BR/><BR/><I>....at some point removing a cork loses some of its novelty. It's now exciting to open a good wine with a mere twist of the wrist. </I><BR/><BR/>Blasphemer! [crosses himself and then holds each forefinger at 180 degrees to the other to form a Dracula repellent cross facing Memphis]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-13732813864640011232009-01-07T09:47:00.000-08:002009-01-07T09:47:00.000-08:00I am awaiting arrival of this wine in Memphis base...I am awaiting arrival of this wine in Memphis based on your high opinion and I agree with you on that label.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441587761200812711noreply@blogger.com