Re: [CR]Re: Campy Corkscrew in colors

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From: "Takao Noda" <tanoda@d1.dion.ne.jp>
To: "Classic Bike List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Campy Corkscrew in colors
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:42:35 +0900


Mine is orange. I got it as a premium to 50th Anniversary set in Milan. My friend did not get the premium in Japan. How was in U.S.? Thanks to this corkscrew , my wife permitted me to buy the set.
                          Takao Noda
                Hachioji Tokyo Japan


----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Gillis
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: [CR]Re: Campy Corkscrew in colors



> All CR's:
>
> I vaguely recall that Campy did do an "economy" model corkscrew that was
> part plastic. I remember that black was one available color, but I don't
> remember the other colors (blue, red?).
>
> I've used my silver Campy corkscrew for over fifteen years now, and it does
> make the wine drinking "job" that much more fun and easy (hic!). However,
> the newest trend for wine (which I heard on National Public Radio last week)
> is that more and more high end vineyards are experimenting with screw tops
> (no, I'm not kidding) to seal their wines. There is an issue of cork
> bacteria contaminating the wine and degrading the flavor. Estimates for
> contamination range as high as five percent.
>
> So, regretfully, the Campy corkscrew may become obsolete. But I sure as hell
> hope not!
>
> Andrew Gillis (Long Beach, CA)