Comments on: There’s a wine thief in the house! http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Uzi http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-184 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:36:08 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-184 That’s a nice one, looks familiar…. did you make one for Tracy at D&G?

]]> By: Tony http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-183 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:54:34 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-183 I carry a custom wine thief made of “pyrex” or lab glass. It measures 24″ and is bowed. I clean mine with rock salt and alcohol!! Check it out on my website Glass Mountain

]]> By: Uzi http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-120 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:59:06 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-120 I am glad Vinegar worked.
You might want to try here: http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php
which is a forum about winemaking in the US. I am not sure they will have history, but they might prove helpful in additional information.

]]> By: hunterngatherer http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-119 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:46:18 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-119 Thanks! I live in the Netherlands and in the process of looking up what products here have sodium percarbonate in them I ran across the information that it could actually cause calcium build-up (only if you leave it a long time, though, I assume). That site suggested cleaning with a vinegar solution to remove the calcium, and since I had vinegar on hand, I tried that. It seems to have worked. It takes a long time to dry inside, though.
Do you know of any sites that provide information/history about thieves, I’m rather curious about where mine might originate. Germany would be my guess, but…

]]> By: Uzi http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-117 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:55:28 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-117 I clean mine after each use with hot water and then soak for a couple minutes in 100 ppm sulfite and citric acid solution. hand to dry.
If you have a buildup, I’d let it soak in a sodium percarbonate solution in hot water for an hour se if it de solves. If all else fail, I’d devise a tiny brush on a string to pull thru from one end to the other. Like a pipe cleaner on a string. ;-)

]]> By: hunterngatherer http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-116 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:07:33 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-116 Just how DOES one clean a wine thief? I recently picked one up, quite nice with an elegant form and design of grapes on it. It is relatively clean but has a slight amount of calcium on it where somebody rinsed it but didn’t hang it to dry. How can I get rid of that?!

]]> By: stompinggirl http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-58 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:34:06 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-58 I must say that Uzi keeps our cellar and everything in it cleaner than I can keep the rest of the house but thank you, wtg, for that important reminder–we do want to keep the thief gleaming!

]]> By: winetastingguy http://blog.stompinggirlwines.com/2009/01/05/theres-a-wine-thief-in-the-house/#comment-57 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:20:58 +0000 http://winey.wordpress.com/?p=423#comment-57 Glass thieves are the best, but the don’t look as great when they are not thoroughly cleaned (I have seen some nasty stained ones) and do break EASILY on concrete winery floors.

Enjoy the thieving!

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