{"id":5381,"date":"2022-04-17T12:34:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5381"},"modified":"2022-04-17T12:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:39:24","slug":"hurray-for-half-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=5381","title":{"rendered":"Hurray for half bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Do you tend to think of a glass as half full, or half empty?<\/strong><\/p>

The answer to that might give an indication of your feelings towards half-bottles of wine. At 375ml, they naturally only hold half as much wine as a \u2018regular\u2019 750ml bottle. Boo, you might think \u2013 where\u2019s the rest? But if you\u2019re a keen snaffler of wine (let\u2019s call ourselves \u2018oenophiles\u2019 rather than just plain greedy) then the smaller format does offer the opportunity to try a wider variety of wines in one session than the full-sized version does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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There\u2019s a feeling that comes with a bigger bottle too. A magnum looks impressive. At my last birthday I received a rather ace 3L bottle of Kumeu River Mat\u00e9s which felt very indulgent indeed. A bigger bottle makes a bolder statement, and are supposed to keep the wine in a better condition, for longer. So, a half-bottle looks a tad weedy next to that, and maybe even a bit stingy?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But \u2013 since the amount of air betwixt cork and wine is the same, give or take, in a half-bottle and a full bottle – then the humble half offers the opportunity to try a wine that will have accelerated ageing. I\u2019ve had a tiny bottle recently of a wine that I wouldn\u2019t have considered opening for many moons yet if it was the big brother size; and it was accessible, bright and hugely quaffable \u2013 like getting an invite to the preview of a new show before everyone else gets to see it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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If your ideal evening of wine goes from bubbles, to white, to red \u2013 then the process is much more achievable using smaller quantities. You\u2019d be pushing it for a couple to do that on 750ml bottles, but the demi-bottle cuts back on any wastage, or feeling that you have to over indulge in order to justify opening bottles. Possibly the greatest use of a small bottle is to be filled with bubbles \u2013 Winston Churchill certainly thought so, as legend has it he would get through an army\u2019s worth of his preferred Pol Roger in miniature format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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At a pre-birthday cheap \u2018n\u2019 cheerful meal that consisted of dumplings, chilli-flecked beef, seafood and more last night; the armful of demi-bottles that my wine-loving dining companion arrived clutching, turned out to be perfectly suited to the diverse range of flavours that tickled our tastebuds. We got through a white Rhone blend with our dumplings, a Morgon with the pork-stuffed eggplant, an elegant Alsace Gewurz with the prawns, and a robust Crozes-Hermitage with the sizzling steak. Made my selection of two very nice Chardonnays (only one of which was actually a Chardonnay \u2013 haha \u2013 gotcha) look quite pedestrian.<\/p>

So I\u2019d say you can do things by halves (and have a lot of fun too).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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