Cork Size Question?

[ASAI]

I am cleaning bottles to bottle my WE Dolcette later this week.
I have a combination of commercial reclaimed "Tall" 750 Bordeaux, Std 750 Bordeaux, and store bought 375's.
I noted the bottle brush is very tight in the "TALL" 750's. I normally use #9 for 750's and #8 for the 375"s.
Does anyone have any experience or know for sure if the "Tall" 750's have a smaller cork size?
I would hate to get to the bottling part and find I can't get the corks in, or wait 3-4 years down the road and find they will not come out.

 

[Goodfella]

Well.... If #9's are not OK in these.... then I'm screwed, because I have been using #9's in mine. haha

 

[Tom]

I am cleaning bottles to bottle my WE Dolcette later this week.
I have a combination of commercial reclaimed "Tall" 750 Bordeaux, Std 750 Bordeaux, and store bought 375's.
I noted the bottle brush is very tight in the "TALL" 750's. I normally use #9 for 750's and #8 for the 375"s.
Does anyone have any experience or know for sure if the "Tall" 750's have a smaller cork size?
I would hate to get to the bottling part and find I can't get the corks in, or wait 3-4 years down the road and find they will not come out.

If unsure TRY ONE!


All kidding aside what are you using a hand corker or a floor corker?

 

[Wade E]

I dont use anything but 9 x 175 in all my bottles but Im using a floor corker. I do all sorts and sizes of bottles.

 

[ASAI]

Thanks All. Turns out the variable was not so much tall vs: Std but bottles from one source. I figured out later the ones I was having the real problem with were the set of fancy Armarone bottles I scored.
There may be some problem with my bottle brush, because I don't remember having that much difficulty getting it in and back out of the bottle.
I have a 2 handed corker, and I did cork a bottle of 0ne-Step to make sure.

 

[ASAI]

Update: Bottling went fine. I did not note any extra effort required for inserting the cork; but, did note on the Aramone Bottles the corks "Screamed" during insertion instead of the usual "Swoosh". So, apparently not all bottles are created equal.

 

[Goodfella]

Sweet. well done. I am glad it all worked out.

 

[Bartman]

Are you bottling wine for Nike now??

That "swoosh" is a trademark, ya know...

 

[ASAI]

Are you bottling wine for Nike now??

That "swoosh" is a trademark, ya know...

No, I didn't know that, me bad.