If you happen to have some 1999 or older Penfold's Grange, St Henri Shiraz, Bin 707, 407 RWT Shiraz, Magill Estate Shiraz, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, Bin 28, Bin 128, Bin 138, Bin 620, Bin 60A, Bin 80A, Bin 820, Bin 90A, Bin 920, Block 42 or Koonunga HIll Shiraz Cabernet cellaring then this maybe of interest.
Registrations are now being accepted for Australian and New Zealand Penfolds re-corking clinics. To register please complete the online form.
2014 Australasian Re-corking Clinic Dates announced.
Auckland 23 - 24 July
Brisbane 5 - 6 August
Sydney 19 - 21 August
Melbourne 2 - 4 September
Perth 17 - 18 September
Adelaide 30 September - 1 October
The Penfolds Re-corking Clinics offer the owners of Penfolds red wines which are 15 years and older the opportunity to have their wines assessed by a winemaker, and if necessary, opened, tasted, topped up and re-capsuled on the spot.
The art of re-corking is a delicate process. If opened, the bottle of wine will be tested by the winemaker and assessed for its quality. If the wine is deemed to be a good example of the style and vintage, it will then be topped up with a recent vintage of the same wine, re-corked, provided with a new Penfolds capsule, and then certified by the winemaker. This process certifies the wine for quality, ensuring attendees leave the Clinic with their re-corked collection in an excellent condition, ready for continued cellaring or to enjoy at leisure.
As well as a wine "health check" the Penfolds Re-corking Clinics allow Penfolds enthusiasts to receive a market appraisal of their wines.
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