[PA-NJ Glassblowers] spontaneously exploding glass bottles - so sad

[Tony Patti]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Pa_Liquor_Control_Board_warns_of_exploding
_prosecco.html

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20140618_Pa__LCB_warns_that_a_bra
nd_of_sparkling_wine_is_exploding_bottles.html 

 

"Substandard packaging, the glass bottle itself"

 


What turns a bottle of wine into an explosive device? Kriedeman said the
wine distributor thinks it was a bad batch of glass.

David Dalton, a Temple University chemistry professor and a wine expert,
agreed. He said that during the months-long fermentation, the mixture of
grapes and yeast that produces the alcohol also produces carbon dioxide,
which makes the wine bubbly - and potentially explosive if produced by
amateurs.

"It could be a flaw in the glass or the way the wine was made," said Dalton,
who teaches a class on the chemistry of wine and is writing a book on the
subject. "Since it was a reputable company, it is unlikely they got the
mixture wrong, so it's probably faulty glass."

 



 

 


Pa. Liquor Control Board warns of exploding Prosecco


Some Pennsylvania sparkling-wine buyers should get rid of their beverages
before they explode.

 

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is warning consumers who purchased
Indigenous Selections Prosecco Brut 2013 that several full bottles have
exploded spontaneously at state Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores.

 

People who bought that wine -- which was featured as a $12.99 chairman's
selection starting in early June -- should dispose of it. They should not
return the bottles.

 

The board said all bottles have been removed from the state stores. 

 

Consumers who bought the wine can contact their local store for a refund. No
buyers have reported exploding bottles, authorities said.

 

Anyone with questions or concerns should call 1-800-272-7522 1-800-272-7522
or email lbconsumer at pa.gov 

 

 


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