ScottsGT Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 And she brings this home. I kid..I kid. I actually found it locally on eBay and it didn’t sell. Contacted the seller, met her yesterday and bought it cash in hand. I had no idea it was still full of wine. But the cork leaks, so it’s 6 liters of vinegar I’m sure. Going to make an “Art Deco” light fixture with it. I have a high wall separating the kitchen from the family room that does not go to the ceiling. well, here. Here’s a pic. I’m going to build a bottle holder with it tilted down and hanging over the ledge. I’ll have to drill a hole in the bottom of the bottle, run a wire through it and let it hang down about 3’-4’ and put a hanging light socket on it. I bought one of those huge Edison bulbs with the twisty LED filaments inside it I’ll use. I was shocked when the wife was on board with my crazy artistic plan. And when I told her I was going to replace the wall sconce in the stairwell with a similar bulb and using an old glass power line insulator, she didn’t blink an eye. See guys, this is the trick. Start with “art” she likes. By the time I’m done, I’ll have that 116” wingspan Stearman hanging upside down in the family room up here! It’s 19’ to the peak. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 When Sue and I got married, we had one bottle of red wine for the whole party. It was the same 6 litre size. Our guests couldn't believe they made them that big. We still have the bottle along with some others. I'll grab a pic later. Great idea on the light fixture. Please show us how you do it. Especially when it comes time for the Stearman. Carl 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 Those big bottles are hard to find around here. Seller had it listed for $80. I paid her $60 for it and had to drive almost an hour one way. I’ve got a friend that works for the local beer, wine and liquor distributor. She said she thinks they have one in the back, but still cannot find it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Had a friend bring me a bottle of Jose Cuervo that size from Tijuana many moons ago. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggtim Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 When I was in the Dominican Republic in 2010, I saw giant bottles of American whiskey like that in the super market - they made that wine bottle look small. They were easily 3 feet tall and had a hinged metal stand so you could pour them. If there had been a way to get that on the plane...... And very cool idea on the light fixture! Make sure to post when it's done. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drdave Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I didnt know they existed in such variety of sizes.. What would a teetotaller know. 🙃 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 Uh oh! She’s stepped up her game….. I kid! We bought this some time back to use as a TV stand on the screen porch. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Here's the ones I have. The big one was the only bottle of wine we served at our wedding. If you like red wine and get the chance to try a bottle of Heitz cab (on the left), go for it. That was a great wine. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Forgot one! I won this at a wine tasting. It was brought over personally by the winemaker. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 Nice collection Carl! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggtim Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I wouldn't know a good wine if it bit me. They all taste like crap to me, so I guess I'm just too unsophisticated to tell the difference. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlrwestSiR Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 5 hours ago, biggtim said: I wouldn't know a good wine if it bit me. They all taste like crap to me, so I guess I'm just too unsophisticated to tell the difference. I worked at a wine agency for a few years. At the Christmas party one year, the owner comes over and asks what we are drinking as one of the opened bottles of wine has gone off. We all are drinking the same wine so one of asks if this is the one. He takes a sniff and says yup it's bad, and gets us all new glasses. After trying the new glass we're standing around quietly when one of the drivers says what we're all thinking: " I prefer the bad one" 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 My poison of choice if I must Smells so nice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: My poison of choice if I must Smells so nice. Martin, that was one of the wines that the agency I worked for carried. I had a 1999 one that we recently drank. Absolutely lovely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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