SS thieves

Cellar Rats (ITB)
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Kelly, We ordered the smallest one for this reason and it works great.

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Steve, do you know which size of SS thief you guys are using? I’m thinking about getting one to use at a barrel auction later this year.

BTW, nice dragonfly.

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Thanks. Yeah it’s worth it if you use them at events or do a lot of barrel sampling for guests. My winemaking partner likes to chase me around the winery with it if he doesent like what I’m doing!!! [pillow-fight.gif]

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saw one of these in Meursault for 125 Euros. Madness. Not sure why someone would want a wine thief without a window anyhow.

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Not really sure why you need to see inside the thief. I don’t need to do so, anyway. At $150 for SS, that’s the equivalent of 3 glass thieves, which could easily break inside a year (not to mention inside a barrel). So I’m almost sold on SS. But if I can get an SS baster to do the same job for $15, why not?

I will pick one up at the next opportunity and report in.

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Hey Matt,
sure. You don’t need to have a window. But, I like it. Seeing the fill level, color, etc. It’s just nice. That said, having one break would be horrible. Also, I picked up a nice glass version at the same shop (Fichet - Meursault) for 11 Euros, compared to the SS (Inox) version that is a large savings.

Cheers!

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I only paid $79.00 for the short one. [stirthepothal.gif]

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