tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2919044799896783829..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Wine For Game & Fish - Jon Hurley Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-89388986557511077372016-09-30T21:34:52.629+01:002016-09-30T21:34:52.629+01:00I'm hoping the poison is a thing of the past.n...I'm hoping the poison is a thing of the past.ni suspect tighter plastic coverings which are heat sealed into the bottle make the weevils less of a threat than the old lead caps. I'm taking it on trust that it was a real thing and not a scary story to keep the young people away from Hurley's finer wines...Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72713531080364695752016-09-25T16:59:37.634+01:002016-09-25T16:59:37.634+01:00'cork weevil poison' and we have just got ...'cork weevil poison' and we have just got back from France where a screwtop bottle is a rare creature - if only I had known beforehand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-25453739925016580672016-09-21T21:53:22.457+01:002016-09-21T21:53:22.457+01:00Cork weevil poison bought me up short too. I have ...Cork weevil poison bought me up short too. I have witnessed some nasty (drunken) bottle opening incidents over the years, but had no idea about the poison. Wine drinking in the 80's was clearly a dangerous pursuit. He also reassures us that wine merchants are essentially honest, and that what's on the label will more or less reflect the contents of the bottle. That's also something that's improved. I'm really delighted with this little book, both as a practical guide and for what it can tell me about wine drinking now and then. That and Jon Hurley is fun to read. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-6293833085485382192016-09-21T18:06:26.545+01:002016-09-21T18:06:26.545+01:00I'm sorry but I am captivated by the words ...I'm sorry but I am captivated by the words 'cork weevil poison' and unable to process much of the rest of your post. In 1986 I wasn't quaffing but I am pretty certain my parents, no strangers to le vin, eschewed towels and probably injested quite a bit of cork weevil poison over the years. Perhaps that explains a few things...helenhttp://gallimaufry.typepad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com