article_snippet.sent: Who wouldn’t drink to that?
article_snippet.sent: Sure enough, water drips out over the next two hours — enough to saturate the kitchen towel I put underneath.
article_snippet.sent: Eventually, the wood ready and the drips stop.
article_snippet.sent: I pour out lukewarm water, decant my Merlot, pop the stopper on and wait.
article_snippet.sent: Pulling out the stopper, sadly, has none of the heady satisfaction of uncorking a bottle.
article_snippet.sent: My spirits rise, but after the first sip My spirits crash.