It’s cork counting time again
February 11th, 2008 at 9:36 pm by David FarrarLong-time blog readers will know that DPF and friends enjoy the odd bottle of red wine at our regular gatherings at the Cork King’s house. And every year on 10 February, we try to guess how many bottles we have drunk.
The trend over the past few years has been clear:
- 2003 – 325
- 2004 – 393
- 2005 – 392
- 2006 – 456
- 2007 – 496
So will we make 500 for the year to 10 Feb 2008? Let’s look at the photo?
Now just to make it harder the number of stelvins is increasing, making it harder to estimate. In 2006 there were 81 stelvins making up 18% of the total. In 2007 there were 109 stelvins, making up 22% of the total. 2008 looks to have a hell of a lot of stelvins. Generally they take up less room, so I think it is definitely over 500.
For historical comparison purposes, here are the corks from the first three years. Over six years that has been over 2,500 bottles of wine drunk 
As usual, make your guesses below.
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February 11th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
523
Forgive an ignorant beer drinker but are stelvins the caps of screw tops?
[DPF: Yes]
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
537, based on the cork inflation theory I just made up.
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
532, based on Zippy’s theory but allowing for the Reserve Bank curbing that inflation with an additional alcohol tax.
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
heh nice work.
are there any bladders in there?
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570 – i blame the bad govt for your excessive consumption
i didnt know wine still came with corks..
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
As this includes Jan 08, Newbold’s “blip” theory would suggest a number closer to 582.
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
In 2008 there are 158 stevlins representing 28% of the total = 564
Vote:(unless its a Lagrange polynomial, in which case it would be a total of minus 33)
February 11th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
577 – Insert witty comment here.
Vote:February 11th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
563
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 12:24 am
521.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 12:28 am
537
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Crap, Zippy had that already. Change it to 534.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 1:31 am
“It’s not what you’re drinking but how you’re drinking it…”
501 – just like levi’s
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 7:00 am
483. Just to buck the trend.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I refuse to take part in this glorification of conspicuous consumption by “Rich Pricks”. But if I did I would say 502.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 7:30 am
525
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 8:02 am
519 – I used the old – how many scratches the dog had whilst facing East and not saying ‘right front wheel, right front wheel’ – cork divination method taught to me by my mothers stepbrothers uncle Joe.
Its an oldy but a goody.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 8:37 am
546
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 8:41 am
510
Vote:I dont have time to get into the corkculus behind my answer
February 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Are there stats linking this to Berrocca comsumption???
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am
12, the answer is 12.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Thats after GST a “tax rebate” and Cullen decides how much to tax DPF for his massive carbon footprint of course.
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Are these people “Chardonnay Socialists”?
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
599.
Vote:Just spent a week in Wellington. It was great, so was the weather …..
I guess 599 because more and more people are drinking it, especially NZ wine. 599 bottles of wine were drank, not drunk.
February 12th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
In 20 years you’ll hit 1000 bottles per year, and may I say, you’ll be “well preserved”
Vote:February 12th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
itiswhatitis,
Vote:What??? I miss out on guessing because some teetotaler threw in a top from a bottle of H2go.