Would you like some cheese with that problem?

[cjsmith]

A chilled bottle of white wine is on the counter. A corkscrew is in the cork, and the cork has been removed about two-thirds of the way. The screw portion of the corkscrew stands at a noticeable angle to the bottle, however. On one side, where the screw and the ring portion of the corkscrew are closest, between the two the glass of the lip of the bottle has shattered. The damage extends across the thickness of the wall of the bottle, from outer rim to inner rim. It is perhaps a millimeter or two tall and four or five millimeters wide. Tiny shards are lying on and around the shattered area.

No glass is currently in the wine. The cork is still far enough in to form that much of a seal.

Short of massive amounts of SuperGlue followed by a drill and a siphon, can this wine safely be consumed?

Comments

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Think we could teach Rob? ;-)

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

I'll bet we could...I'd be willing to try ;^)

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Pity Joe's in Boston for a few days.

And wait, Rob does dance already.

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure square dancing was quite what she had in mind. ;-)

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[ambar.livejournal.com]

I could loan you a dancing dog!

Re: CHEESE, Gromit!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

DOGS and wine and cheese! She might try to eat the cheese but if she's anything like the dogs I've had she'd leave the wine alone.