This is great after-sales service for collectors of Penfolds red wines. The winemaking team, led by Peter Gago, opens, samples, tops up and recorks your 15+ year old Penfolds reds. If it’s thumbs up on quality, they top the wine up with the current vintage, recork, re-capsule and attach a signed certificate to the bottle. If it’s thumbs down? You get a new cork and advice to drink it now.

This is Penfolds press release: 

2007 PENFOLDS REGIONAL RECORKING CLINICS

The 2007 Penfolds Re-corking Clinics are confirmed:

Newcastle — Tuesday 31 July 2007
Crowne Plaza, Corner Merewether Street & Wharf Road, Newcastle NSW

Cairns – Tuesday 14 August 2007
Cairns International Hotel 17 Abbott Street Cairns QLD

Canberra – Thursday 2 August 2007
Hyatt Hotel Commonwealth Avenue Yarralumla ACT

Launceston – Friday 17 August 2007
Country Club Tasmania, Tasman Room, Country Club Ave, Prospect TAS

Over the last 15 years over 50,000 bottles of Penfolds wines have been inspected, opened, tasted and topped up by Penfolds Winemakers to ensure their prolonged cellar development. It is an amazing after hours service. The Clinics give our wine friends confidence in their wine investment and encourages further interest in wine.

*Please note for Penfolds Recorking Clinics you must supply your own bottle of Penfolds wine 15 years or older, no other wine labels may be tested at these clinics. Registrations will close two weeks before each clinic. To register please visit www.penfolds.com.au <http://www.penfolds.com.au>