You are correct the Midas is officially the biggest equivalent to 40 standard 75cl bottles. In practical terms I am not sure if these are ever produced for commercial sale? When I bought the Nebuchanezzer they wanted me to also buy a double magnum to make up the 2 cases (24 bottles) These things start to get pretty heavy and become very hard to handle. Hence my video.
Haha @1:44, "because (the waiters) they don´t know what they´re doing"! Nice video! But why did you find it necessary to use the tube? Couldn´t you just pour it directly from the bottle? Was there really so much sediment,? And wouldn´t that anyway just be at the bottom?
the tipping back and forward from pouring would really stir up the sediment and you could at a minimum end up with 3 bottles worth of cloudy wine that at best would taste astringent etc. This bottle was stood upright for 2 weeks and then moved around as little as possible. The tube enabled us to get most of the wine out and maybe only loose half a bottle.
Speaking as a waiter. You go to the kitchen and serve your own food then :) Also you can pick up the bottle and decant it next time like any other. We tend to not use drills and silicone tubing in restaurants…
Smelling the cork tells the waiter if the wine is 'corked'. Although rare, a corked wine is essentially spoiled or 'off'. This is why you're asked to 'try the wine' its not for you to see if it suits your taste, but to check the wine isn't 'corked'. Thus if you want to look wine savvy, you should simply smell the wine when asked to taste. 👍
That's correct. In my experience the cork after 20+ years can have all sorts of aromas. Smelling the wine will tell you all you need to know. The cork sniffing is essentially an affectation used by wine waiters to intimidate those that are unsure. Hope you enjoyed the video
Olli Pyynönen Unless he put a stopper in the mouth & stuck that beast in the refrigerator...before inviting a few friends over to help him finish it off.
"The waiters normally do that" "Oh, it's because they don't know what their doing".... hahaha
I like my red wine to have hints of Oak, Blackberry and Medical Grade Silicone Tubing.
ye mate that's the good stuff
You are correct the Midas is officially the biggest equivalent to 40 standard 75cl bottles. In practical terms I am not sure if these are ever produced for commercial sale? When I bought the Nebuchanezzer they wanted me to also buy a double magnum to make up the 2 cases (24 bottles) These things start to get pretty heavy and become very hard to handle. Hence my video.
There is a larger bottle called a melchizedek which is 30ltr but I'm unsure if it's only for champagne it is equivalent to 40 bottles.
Peter O,brien A Melchizedek is only for Champagne
That’s champagne only
Don't know why I clicked this as I don't even drink wine. I watched the full video nonetheless
This was super helpful. Thank you!
Haha @1:44, "because (the waiters) they don´t know what they´re doing"! Nice video! But why did you find it necessary to use the tube? Couldn´t you just pour it directly from the bottle? Was there really so much sediment,? And wouldn´t that anyway just be at the bottom?
the tipping back and forward from pouring would really stir up the sediment and you could at a minimum end up with 3 bottles worth of cloudy wine that at best would taste astringent etc. This bottle was stood upright for 2 weeks and then moved around as little as possible. The tube enabled us to get most of the wine out and maybe only loose half a bottle.
Plus the weight of the bleeding thing lol
Speaking as a waiter. You go to the kitchen and serve your own food then :)
Also you can pick up the bottle and decant it next time like any other. We tend to not use drills and silicone tubing in restaurants…
What about directly in the vein?
Cheers for this, my Mrs and I are bit pished and couldn't figure it out
It is the largest amount of wine that is legally able to be sold without considering it a vat
It's good that it's still carryable
The largest bottle is called the primat. This is not the largest bottle. Perhaps in their cellar.
Shoulda hooked up a tank of argon gas to help force the wine out through the siphon...
That's a very clever siphon to decanter method
Came hear because of American dad
It's the largest bottle before its officially a vat.
How did it taste？Must be amazing!
fantastic, and we did not mix up the sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
Smelling the cork tells the waiter if the wine is 'corked'. Although rare, a corked wine is essentially spoiled or 'off'. This is why you're asked to 'try the wine' its not for you to see if it suits your taste, but to check the wine isn't 'corked'. Thus if you want to look wine savvy, you should simply smell the wine when asked to taste. 👍
That's correct. In my experience the cork after 20+ years can have all sorts of aromas. Smelling the wine will tell you all you need to know. The cork sniffing is essentially an affectation used by wine waiters to intimidate those that are unsure. Hope you enjoyed the video
After month or so you´re going to have a mass of winegar!
Olli Pyynönen Unless he put a stopper in the mouth & stuck that beast in the refrigerator...before inviting a few friends over to help him finish it off.
Thought Melchizedek (or Midas) is the largest bottle at 30L.
CHEERS 2021 Bump
Abso lutely