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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
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Subject: Re: Glue from outerspace
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Date: Thu, 25-Oct-84 11:18:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 25 11:18:19 1984
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> Recently I bought a bottle of Black Tower Liebfraumilch, which comes
> in a ceramic container ("The taste is so impressive, the bottle had to
> be, too!" -Madison Ave).  Unfortunately, the combination of the ceramic
> glazing, the wine, and the cork produced an adhesive that would be the
> envy of any advanced civilization.  I literally cored the cork with the
> screw leaving a 5mm hole and a bottle full of dregs.
> I want to buy another bottle but am afraid that this superglue is an
> inevitable part of the bottling process.  Has anyone else experienced
> this?

I recently began drinking Black Tower myself.  I've been through four bottles
now with no problems with the cork.  It IS in there tight, so make sure you've
got the corkscrew way down in the cork before you start pulling.

Jeff Sonntag
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