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Was the cork pushed below the top of the bottle or was it sticking out?Pulled a cork on bottle we filled three months ago. Inserted with Italian floor corker with brass jaws.
Technique? Equipment?
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So I should assume the cork was level with the top of the bottle.Neither.
Could be either. My Italian corker as the plunger a bit off center, so I push in a cork, rotate the bottle 180 degrees, and press again. Some get a bit deformed, but the vast majority are fine, and leaks are not a problem.Technique? Equipment?
I've bottled ~900 bottles with Nomacorcs and have had 1 leak. My Italian corker sometimes produces a slight crease, but it's never been a problem. I checked my records -- I have 4 yo bottles that continue to exhibit no problems.It created a small channel where wine, and I presume air, could easily flow. Undoubtedly, that would bring into question the long term storage of wine under these conditions. Something needed to change.
While I was bottling Cherry-Cognac and Limoncello last night, it occurred to me that the problem may be the bottle not lining up with the hole in the corker. I always line up the bottle with the hole, but if the bottle is too far off center, it might cause problems.
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