I've looked over the last year's posts, and "searched" the site for a previous discussion on this, but if there's info, I haven't found it.
I've got plenty of bottles, and will make my first attempt at bottling using George's Portugese hand corker (double lever) in a few days. SO, I'm "researching!"
Some of my bottles are the "Bins" from Australia (and others) that have screw-tops -- and I assumed they would take a cork (and a heat-shrink cover) but one post suggested the necks were thinner, and might break during corking.
Others are some of the wide-flange (wide-lipped?) bottles that are becoming more popular in less-expensive wines. I'm wondering if I should even try to use the hand-corker on these -- and can't imagine the heat-shrink cover will work very well either.
I have plenty of recycled bottles, so that's not an issue. But, my inclination is to toss both types of bottles-- what do you think?
I've got plenty of bottles, and will make my first attempt at bottling using George's Portugese hand corker (double lever) in a few days. SO, I'm "researching!"
Some of my bottles are the "Bins" from Australia (and others) that have screw-tops -- and I assumed they would take a cork (and a heat-shrink cover) but one post suggested the necks were thinner, and might break during corking.
Others are some of the wide-flange (wide-lipped?) bottles that are becoming more popular in less-expensive wines. I'm wondering if I should even try to use the hand-corker on these -- and can't imagine the heat-shrink cover will work very well either.
I have plenty of recycled bottles, so that's not an issue. But, my inclination is to toss both types of bottles-- what do you think?