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[@bobmarley2140]

As a wine enthusiast I cried a little inside watching those corks being destroyed, you have some interesting bottles in there definitely worth a good second look and if you find they're all cooked you could always get a local distiller to distil the alcohol out of it then you could barrel it and age it on site and make some abandoned ranch whisky to serve when you finish the project

[@kla4811]

This, for sure.

[@majornija]

I only came to the comments to se if at least one person had a great idea on salvaging it

[@GordBirch]

Yes

[@radekplug82]

in the next epizode of demolition ranch we shoot 100 botles of wine see wich bottle is bullet proof.

[@notcapnbloodbeard]

this should be the top comment

[@WineOnTheDime]

If only there was a wine KZbinr that was very close to you that could review those bottles with you. Let me know if you want help.

[@HyphenDude]

That would be a great collab!

[@Crazt]

Keep pushing this for Matt!

[@davidcrosthwaite]

Would love to see this video!

[@murry001]

WINE ON THE DIME, MATT! WINE ON THE DIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thejohnhend]

Here for the algorithm

[@lockpickinglawyer]

If only you knew someone at a KZbin channel at which those bottles could be properly… demolished. 😈

[@-U-P-]

If only he knew someone with some lockpicking skills

[@iGF3R]

I see what you did there

[@davidshaw164]

I know it would have taken you 10 seconds to get through that crappy lock!

[@DJMovit]

Hopefully you fixed that lock!

[@stick004]

What’s up LPL!!! I think they needed one of your kits. Would have been a lot better than the sawzall…

[@FarmerFpv]

Matt operating the reciprocating saw like a Backwoods hoodlum had me weak! 😂😂 My dad is a winemaker. He uses an air compressor and a needle to fill balls to push old corks out. Works perfectly every time. You can also put ice around the neck of the bottle with a wet towel and cut the bottle below the cork with bottle tongs heated with a torch or a charcoal fire.

[@rodobrien3488]

GREAT GLASS SHARDS IN YOUR WINE.

[@anthonypetrillo841]

The air compressor is a great idea!

[@MrTruckerf]

@@rodobrien3488 Cut it, not smash it!

[@amaiaamaiaa]

a backwoods hoodlum lmao

[@CaitFalconer]

Or sabre it ⚔

[@Danh71878]

The wine bottles on their sides are probably still good. You need to store wine on it's side so the wine is always in contact with the cork keeping the cork wet and prevent it from drying out and causing air and bacteria to get into the bottle. But you should probably contact an expert as I am not one!

[@dkjphills79]

Agreed. It's called Cork Rot. Anything laying on its side I would drink. Standing up and down its probably bad.

[@JayMac]

Those Paul Hobbs ones are going for $5-$600 lol.. he just got a decent percentage of his investment back if the wine is still good which like you said the ones on their side should be good to go

[@frankenvonstein3386]

i was thinking the same. i dont know anything about wine but always heard that it needs to be stored on its side with the wine touching the cork.

[@krazzy6440]

Are screw caps okay upright? That's really good info I didn't know. Thank you!

[@ThatsMe4723]

​@@krazzy6440I wouldn't let a screw cap sit too long as it doesn't make a perfect seal consistently over time.

[@robz6306]

If you told Mere that you were buying an unopened wine cellar with 1000 bottles of wine, I think it would have been an easier sell when you told her about the abandoned resort attached to it.

[@sarahwah1255]

LoL

[@shootthemoon6072]

Oh yeah, she'd be on board in a heartbeat.

[@coastalcruiser4317]

😂👍

[@moodster55]

It's weird on one hand your saying the wine may have helped but on the other "you don't tell mere" no matter what it's the only rule other than gun safety we have. Very hard to decide the right move here lol

[@Randyluck1]

@@moodster55 This is Off The Ranch. Huge purchases, Mere gets told. Demolition Ranch. Mere doesn't get told. (Yeah right)

[@UnBoundBeatz]

Matt you need a wine professional to help you evaluate the wines and tell you what you have. Please such an interesting video!

[@mfhthenycflyguy7085]

Likely a vinegar expert!

[@AllTheBeef]

Doesn't matter what he has, he said it was warm in there. Heat + wine = ruined.

[@UnBoundBeatz]

@@AllTheBeef there could be some history to those wines. And a collector may still want the bottles.

[@a1tanner528]

I see some expensive or once expensive wine

[@AllTheBeef]

@@UnBoundBeatz In the wine world, bottles only have value if they are drinkable. Plus most collectors want evidence that the wine was stored at exact temperatures and humidity before they even consider purchasing a wine.

[@andreramos4510]

Well... Coming from two wine-producing families and environment, loving wine, and being particularly keen on old wines, I am pretty sure, 90% of that wine is good. I'm in Portugal, a wine producing country, and maybe you can tell, by the cork, if it still has structure, even only the bottom part, it will probably be good. Champagne also will be 99% good. And by the way, I saw Port wine (Vinho do Porto). That one should be good, and have a sweeter taste. And by the way, the red wine colour was on point. Almost all european/north African wines have a darker tone. Californian wines, and some from Peru, usually look lighter. I can come take a look if you want :D

[@pb6839]

I don't think so... it's like an oven in there

[@staticbf3319]

Portugal caralho!

[@jbrownjetmech-4783]

Yeah but what if?

[@quest4adventure495]

Yeah based on my lesser knowledge I too think it will be mostly good.

[@Uckertay]

@@pb6839 Unfortunately, I might have to agree here. Light strike and heat damage are risks that can't be mitigated after opening the bottle.

[@johnparrina]

Corked wine should be kept horizontal so that the cork doesnt dry out. Try the ones that were kept flat. Nice find btw.

[@Lyulfr]

Came to say this exactly!

[@eddybear771]

Y'all beat me to it. I've been making wine for over 30 years. It's always stored flat and I never use imitation corks. Wine can survive and thrive hundreds of years with corks. Temperatures permitting at least.

[@donovanmcginnis2888]

Isn't that how they picked those bottles though? They were on the wire rack. Unless you mean cork facing to the roof?

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

But i perfer watching matt drag his family and friends into the kitchen to torture them by feeding the suspicious things

[@michaellance5700]

Matt said “There’s 1000 bottles of wine in there” ONE THOUSAND TIMES. I counted.

[@ZerinZone]

You have to cut the bottle under the cork, the really old bottles are opened that way. They put a heated steel ring on the neck and then cool it with cold water, then it break with a clean cut

[@grantsdad177]

This

[@twarken5078]

Agreed

[@dennisbrok9335]

This.. an old bottle never opens with the cork

[@semajniffirg230]

you have to strain it still to make sure you dont drink glass shards, glass shards are not good for you

[@M.Bassin]

Port tongs (Portuguese: Tenaz) are a special set of tongs designed to open wine bottles that are sealed with a cork. The tongs are heated over an open flame and held against the neck of the wine bottle for 20-30 seconds. The heated section of bottle is then cooled with a damp cloth or ice water, causing the glass to fracture due to thermal expansion. The result is generally a clean, predictable break. Any possible shards of glass are strained out, along with any sediment, when pouring the wine into a decanter.[1]

[@prodigypenn]

Port tongs should be a last resort, they have other tools that are made to open stuck wine corks

[@M.Bassin]

@@prodigypenn not stuck, old . Crumbling.

[@AevallX]

was thinking about the tongs myself as i was watching her dig out the degraded cork.

[@Uckertay]

Hey, Matt! While cork taint due to TCA can be a concern, your main conern with old bottles of wine is spoilage due to oxidation. That tawny color that you saw looks correct for aged wines, though! Red wines will lose color while white wines gain color. The information that Donut Operator searched is spot on, and it's worth noting that most wines produced for the market today are meant to be drunk young; in the United States, wine is consumed within the first eight hours of purchase! Hope y'all are able to pop some more corks with an Ah-So or something!

[@dennisyyyskfhdsgasdj]

Be drunk young. Got it.

[@Uckertay]

@@dennisyyyskfhdsgasdj you get it 😆😆 cheers bro

[@AndrzejLDotEu]

"I drank way sketchier stuff..." - Jenna is a keeper 🤣🤣🤣

[@rondogwil]

Well that's good because she's been kept...err I mean she's married. LOL. (I'm trying to be funny but it just sounds chauvinistic.) LOL

[@jeremylandis4228]

"Tattoo Mere" for the win!!!

[@saramorin4792]

they already got kids, its too late at this point to wonder about keeping them or not

[@RyanMercer]

Demo Ranch them all.

[@jacobstansberry4114]

You can hot pop the bottle of wine when it is aged like that so you don’t get the cork in the wine. Hot poping can be done with a metal circle that is roughly 300 degrees held on the neck for a few seconds then adding cold water to the heated area.

[@PeterBoardman1]

Matt! Please read this guy's comment he's totally right! You need to hot pop those bottles and bypass the cork completely. That's how they always open super old and super expensive wine.

[@Hotlog69]

or use port tongs.

[@SharpMagnets]

Please remember to strain in case of glass shards!

[@ganvalexposure2163]

This is real........ don't FAFO and ruin extremely valuable red and white wine... I will unsubbed 110% if you do not update and share it all.

[@FranckEhret]

You also have what we call in France a "Tire-bouchon bi-lame" which helps take out the cork without destroying it ( and without destroying the bottle either). This is a wine shop owner that gave me the tip to open a very old bottle. 👌😉

[@adventureswithedna]

This is actually one of the coolest finds on youtube. Of all the Abandoned videos on KZbin it seems like they rarely find anything of value

[@iamawoll]

Lincoln's voice is getting deep! It's crazy watching these kids grow up.

[@hetconaviation2624]

So I wasn't the only one that noticed. Thank you.

[@dsch522]

Matt needs a Sommelier

[@travisingraham7116]

Not going to lie its one of my FAVORITE things of this channel besides how dope matt and meredith are, watching the kids grow up has been very cool. Same with donuts son john. All very good people i hope i have a family just like you one day

[@kubeek]

yeah, but did you hear Addie? She sounds a lot deeper too

[@jessyfavor9593]

You should keep it closed up for another 20 or 30 years

[@lolligager1]

The way old vintages are usually openened is with a tool that looks kind of like a pair of tongs, you get those red hot and then clamp them around the neck of the bottle to overheat a small section. Once heated you very quickly cool it with water to force a stress break of the glass, which gets you completely around the cork

[@CommodoreFan64]

This video needs to be up voted!!

[@rhadiem]

Yes, do this.

[@shnookleheimer3]

I came here to say this

[@Victor-ls7ik]

Port Tongs.

[@seancummings6379]

For those old bottles you need a wine opener called an "Ah So". Its a two pronged opener that is better for those crumbly corks. Just because the cork is falling apart doesn't mean the wine is bad. The bottles that were standing up are all probably toast but you may have some gems that survived. Also any of that Champagne that is laying down could be Ok as well. Get it properly evaluated. If you don't have much experience with aged wines you might end up throwing away some really good stuff.

[@quest4adventure495]

Every single one of those bottles is an adventure waiting to be shared with friends. I’d say you hit the jackpot!

[@Csharpflat5]

You have to decant when it is older as the sediment settles at the bottom, the cork when it’s dry dry needs a special air pump wine opener. When older it gets darker as it ages.

[@soa_glt8720]

yeah it get darker but if the wine turns brownish like that it means it's bad

[@shujin0705]

Have an expert evaluate the whole lot. There may be some bottles that are valuable and/or drinkable. Also, you may want to use an opener that uses forced air to remove the cork, rather than a corkscrew.

[@bessajredini4754]

Or use heat and cut the bottle below the cork

[@chix1]

Every bottle of wine that has been standing up for 20 years has had the cork dried out and is probably bad.

[@noodlelynoodle.]

@@bessajredini4754 nah that damages the wine, then again at least in the thumbnail those bottles weren't stored right and probably aren't any good anyhow

[@ST-iv2ej]

Hire a wine expert and make a vid, we want a proper breakdown on the loot!

[@CommodoreFan64]

I think that's the best course of action from this point is to hire a Sommelier to go through the vault, and tell them if any of it is good, or not, and what to do with it from there.

[@gideonevans9717]

That would be really cool

[@rustbucket9318]

Yes. I would imagine there are specialists who would jump at the chance to get in there first.

[@MattyEngland]

This 👍👍

[@spookymunky1]

it might cost more than a thousand bottles of ruined wine is worth ? 🥲 Unless they just want to do it for the youtube funsees hehe.

[@johnoconnor4941]

I've been off line for three weeks and as I watched this video, I realised that your family has grown up so much. Addi, Annie and Linc seemed to just sprout. Three weeks is a long time eh. God bless...

[@dougbever8733]

I have an opener that has a needle attached to a small hand pump. You push the needle through the cork and pump air into the bottle so the pressure forces the cork out without destroying it. Since you have a large quantity of bottles that probably have bad corks, you can you make one that that attaches to an air compressor to make the process faster. Bottles stored on their side have a better chance of not being dried out, but with corks that old, you will be better served to use a pressure opener.

[@brandons.2792]

Myself, I would only start with the bottles stored on their sides to keep the cork moist. Careful with the ones standing upright. May need to investigate those more close!

[@realityridiculous6239]

Save the bottles and sign them to put into your gift shop when y'all open up. It would be a cool piece of history for the resort and for y'all that guests could get

[@realityridiculous6239]

I'd love the ability to walk those gravel bars in the river and look for artifacts

[@krowkuf]

Cool idea. Hopefully, they see this 😊

[@CommodoreFan64]

Problem with that is if someone does drink one, and they get sick the liability is on Matt, and who knows how much they could be sued for. They need to get someone who knows wine like a sommelier to go through the vault, and give them the thumbs up, or thumbs down on what to do with it all.

[@realityridiculous6239]

@@CommodoreFan64 each one could be labeled as "for display only. Not for human consumption" or something similar.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@realityridiculous6239 Even with that, there is still a chance, plus I forgot to mention they would need to get a liquor license before they could be sold anyways. I use to work in a liquor store back in my senior year of high school when I turned 18(legal to sell at 18, but not drink in SC), for a family friend who needed the help, and I needed the job, so I learned a lot about the liquor, and alcohol sales business.

[@PaulEHill928]

Having been in the wine biz for over 35 years I can give you a quick estimate on that. 20 years ago...there's some nice bottles in there. Today, after 20 Texas summers...0 dollars and zero cents. Impossible to resell. I'm actually shocked there wasn't more apparent leakage. Everyone talking about storage angles and "corked" Wines. Keeping a cork moist doesn't matter if it's 100 degrees for decades. Corked is in reference to cork taint or TCA (Tricloroanisole). Unlikely to be your case. What you have is "cooked" or maderized wine. Unlikely to harm you, just doesn't taste good and verging on vinegar. It's a shame cuz there were some good bottles in there. Ideal storage is 55° and high humidity. You can get away with higher but it will accelerate aging. But that means like 75° . I,m assuming since it hits 100 there regularly and the gate house has multiple heaters it gets cold there too. Temp fluctuation is even worse because the liquid (and cork) will expand and contract allowing air in, causing oxidation. As a wine geek it pained me to watch.

[@trumbley22]

For older wine corks, an Ah-So Cork Puller works better. It has two prongs, they slide between the bottle and the cork. Maybe with one of those you'll find some of the wine salvageable.

[@OutlawNix]

For storing Wine Bottles they should either be on it's side OR at a 45 degree angle with it's cork facing downwards. Any bottles that was stored upright OR at a 45 degree angle with the cork facing upwards. Those are the ones you really got to watch out since that's not how you should store Wine Bottles as the cork tends to dry out. Which will then let air and everything else inside. Even the bottles that was stored in the one of two correct positions will have to be really checked over before drinking. Best to take those bottles to someone who really knows about Wine and can check them. Over the 20 years it depends if the Wine Room stayed at a stable cool temp all those years. If the temp in the room jumped all over the place all those years I highly doubt any of those bottles will be any good to drink.

[@wcxctrack829]

Storing the bottle horizontally is just as good. You don’t want the cork totally covered on the inside

[@TheWebstaff]

Tbh so much just depends on the cork.

[@wcxctrack829]

@@TheWebstaff 85% of the corks made in the world all come for the same region of Portugal.

[@neatofication]

I was thinking the same about the temp

[@peijrum]

out of all the bottles a handful will be alright to drink... they are ruined for sure

[@franznewman]

There are ways to cut the neck of the bottle with a specific type of heated/ glowing pliers to avoid contaminating the wine with the cork. Hope you guys will enjoy them and be able to deal with the difficulties! Kind regards from Germany! 19:28

[@robinnotme2246]

Heat with ice

[@ashleydover5874]

🍷🥴

[@nineteen80seven66]

they are called port tongs

[@Carv97]

Or you could try to saber it but there’s not pressure so that probably wouldn’t work 🤷‍♂️

[@LasOrveloz]

@@Carv97 Also, Sabering risks getting glass shards in the bottle, which isn't ideal.

[@captain_coleton]

Seeing how all that wine is most likely bad, I see a really cool Demo Ranch video coming. "How many wine bottles will stop a 50 BMG." You can have Mere and Jenna there as well.

[@RobertoT33]

it depends on the heat

[@countcruzer]

If the room is cold then most of them are probably good

[@RobertoT33]

@@countcruzer update... they were not... i

[@CaitFalconer]

...20 yrs in an abandoned building in central TX@@countcruzer

[@SlaterGator]

Matt's daughter saying "it looks like you're trying to be cool", is so cute considering Matt is really frickin cool 😂

[@MelindaMejia]

It dosent matter how cool someone’s parents are. As kids they will never see them as cool. It isn’t until they are also adults that you realize your parents are pretty cool.

[@Randyluck1]

Matt said when the whole family was at the Monster Truck show he drove in the kids had a lightbulb moment. They saw the fans and how everyone reacted to their parents and realized, they were cool. But as the teens set it....

[@jackgilchrist]

More like a lovable doofus. 🙂 Man those kids have grown.

[@ChrisSteiner]

You should keep the bottles and place them around the new restaurant as decor I think that would be a cool piece of history

[@calholli]

For sure...

[@trif55]

good idea

[@JoeyEstrada-p6c]

As a wine lover, producer, grower, and drinker, wow! What an awesome find. Unfortunately, when a wine gets warm, it accelerates the aging process a little too fast and ruins the wine. The corks failed due to a lack of humidity. Had they been cellared correctly, I bet a few of those wines would have made it. Still, it's an awesome find! Thank you for the great videos, and I love this new venture! I will help you set up a wine cellar in exchange for a stay at the resort when it's done!

[@megancook451]

I know they turn to vinegar after... couldn't they use the wines on salads? As part of a vinegrett.

[@JoeyEstrada-p6c]

Warmth and exposure to oxygen will definitely turn wine into vinegar!

[@BoostedCoupe]

Its just tough to watch Matt use tools...bless his heart.

[@glennbrymer4065]

Gotta say, I cringed.

[@Acaidia]

Especially with the kids right behind him! At least 5 adults are just sitting there watching him swing that blade around without a care in the world for the safety of the kids.

[@jlexperience]

ego right there.. nut job skills

[@schana96]

Don't be too harsh, those tools didn't have chambers and barrels, no wonder he's not used to them.

[@wolfyyybandz]

Looked like a wood blade lol

[@turbot_]

It's really crazy watching his kids grow up.

[@e.b.4506]

Apparently he keeps feeding them and they keep growing. Must be something in the water! 😅

[@ralmslb]

22:00 That color is fine for aged wine. Only new (like less than 10 years old ) wine will be very red. As wine ages, it will usually turn brownish. Lastly, Cork is natural, is pretty much wood, its not bad for health to drink a bit of it lol But Cork will in fact get soft and just disintegrate with age (like 20 years), hence the very expensive bottles are also sealed with Wax (which none of the ones in the video were). Last fun fact, when wine goes bad, it normally turns into a kind of vinegar and you will tell really fast if its not good lol

[@James-oe7ki]

Wax doesn't always mean a very expensive bottle. That Paul Hobbd is probably expensive. Found a bottle of 2009 Pino not for 400 as a reference point

[@ralmslb]

@@James-oe7ki True, just mentioned the reason why is normally used. As they know wax alone is not enough to have a good long term seal.

[@ralmslb]

@@James-oe7ki also, if you mean 400$ for a bottle, that is already stupid expensive lool

[@steveshabino5540]

So strange that no one ever broke into the cooler room over the years given all the vandalism and arson that happened. I'm also shocked that the wine wasn't taken/sold when the resort closed. Untitled assets usually disappear when a business fails.

[@HarroKitteh]

Guessing the big padlock meant most people lurking broke into the easier buildings, then eventually the overgrowth was enough to keep it hidden.

[@gordonthomson7533]

​@@HarroKitteh big padlock would have just been a mysterious lure to me in my misspent youth!

[@daylen577]

Most teens don't bring sawzalls when they go mess around at an abandoned resort, and they probably don't have any lockpicking skills either

[@gordonthomson7533]

@@daylen577 well, speak for yourself.

[@General_Shenanigans]

@@daylen577Maybe teens nowadays... lmao

[@zekeotto7401]

Mr. Demo can we please have more abandoned resort videos? I am literally craving more!!

[@brandon.raguz1]

Y'all should get a KZbin Sommelier out there and do an episode on grading/rating/seeing if any of that wine is still good or valuable

[@lordstark1626]

Yes..

[@countrylifetales2700]

Great idea. It would make for some interesting content for sure.

[@tednjessdamman7089]

Yeah get that sommelier that Whiskey Tribe loves to harass.

[@lordstark1626]

@TiffanySmith-ed2lj who?

[@stick004]

I can’t believe with the amount of vandalism there, that they never found a room with a lock and broke in!

[@gunfunandstuff9226]

vandals were most likely kids & were probably too scared of maybe finding bodies inside a locked door/room to try n break thru

[@MMORPG87]

the door was covered and matt didnt even know it was there and hes been going on a regular basis vs the random person lurking around for a bit

[@jarrenrochester1879]

It’s that bamboo. Perfect camouflage.

[@wowkiarani]

A tip for the future, the bottles that are on the horizontal can be drinkeble 😅, because the cork isn't dry and protected the wine. They are old bottles so it is normal the color and some "debrief" on the bottom of the bottle. So DO NOT SAKE THE BOTTLES so they don't mixe up.

[@micahv9365]

The spelling makes this hard to read

[@tamzinmenadue4887]

​@@micahv9365no it doesn't

[@cedm1721]

I'm pretty sure heat cooked the wine- doesn't matter if they are sideways. That port is the only bottle with potential, but probably not.

[@defresurrection]

Horizontal is the way you store it, but you are not factoring 20 years in 80 deg. Temps That long and it's tastes like vinegar. Storing horizontal keeps the cork moist so it's sealed.

[@jamess2873]

one of the bottles they tried was stored flat. Doesnt matter, 20 years of texas heat will destroy any wine. Nothing in there will be worth drinking.

[@HeyTifferz]

1,000 bottles of wine on the wall, 1,000 bottles of wine! Take one down, pass it around, 1,000 bottles of wine on the wall!! 🎶

[@carolmacdonald6384]

Hey matt...no loss....in your new restaurant display the bottles on a beautiful wine wall.....that looks great!!!

[@matthewalan3512]

Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@Gigabytebeer]

I have been selling wine and beer for a living since I got out of the Army. You need a new wine opening device just a friendly heads up. You may have some great bottles that are sought after and you could use a coravin to sample some that may have some corks that are compromised. Nice find and congrats on the property brother.

[@puccipower]

None of them drink though so they need to just hire someone like you to figure it out. Somehow I don’t think these people are going to make this their new hobby. I mean - I would.. but I love alcohol. 😂

[@rmosi2009]

This was like watching Capone's vault opened, so intriguing.

[@andycanfixit]

Look up Port tongs, they are basically tongs you heat to red hot and then put around the wine bottle neck just below the cork and they cause the neck of the bottle to sheer off cleanly, with no shards. Best way to deal with old wine corks like that. You might be able to use the CO2 needle based cork removers as well but the port tongs are the go to for really old bottles. Worse thing you'll have is probably a lot of vinegar if it got really warm in there.

[@TacoSallust]

I honestly assumed the wine cellar was a pipe dream, lost and irrecoverable. This is insane! Great find Carrickers!

[@Only1MikeV]

You need a Durand. It is a two part tool that is used to open vintage wines with fragile corks. Although heat does spoil wine, and a lot of what you found probably is.

[@1992djg]

Yeah unfortunately Texas isn’t the best when it comes to cool temperatures those bottles might have gotten to at least 90 degrees for weeks for the past 20 years hopefully the fridge was well built and kept most of the 100+ degrees weather out

[@FrankRoosevelt32]

Can’t wait for the pricing video. That 2015 Vosne Romanee bottle at 11:28 is at least $130 from what I can find. Pretty sure there are apps that you can snap a pic of the label to get all the info.

[@gratefulguy4130]

I can't believe they tried to use that mechanical cork puller even once let alone twice. What did they think was going to happen? That's a lot of mechanical force going straight through the middle. You can sometimes pull off babying it with a regular one, but there's a reason they make specialized utensils for old wine.

[@jakobyunderwood3126]

Just watching Link tap your shoulder to get your attention instead of interrupting everyone speaking warms my heart, because "manners" seem long forgotten. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@santoraa02]

PLEASE make a video going through the wine bottles and pricing them! That would be awesome. I am so curious about them

[@jrobledo]

Matt, you really need to make an underground wine and liquor cellar now as part of the renovation

[@moviebuff174]

Hey Matt, I always get a little emotional when the outro plays cause it has the scene with your brother asking how many cameras you destroyed(paraphrased). There's always new footage added but that scene remains a constant, what a beautiful tribute to your brother. Love yall man! Good luck with the wine!

[@andrewrouse7788]

Did his brother pass away? I know he had cancer but I thought he bounced back from that

[@williamsheffield1134]

As a wine enthusiast of many years I suspect most of the wine is going to be lovely. Corks can deteriorate even when the bottles are stored horizontally or even with the neck slightly tilted down. I will also say that I’ve only ever seen Mere drinking white wines in previous videos. If you’re not fully indoctrinated into the world of reds they can definitely be an acquired taste. 😂

[@ironmaiden5658]

Nah. She drinks mostly red wine.. Those corks were the give away the contents was bad.. If they break apart like that then they weren't actually sealing anymore.. Off wine will strip the enzymes from your colon and small intestines and take a good week to heal and repair. The best way to check wine is to put it through a paper filter. If theres is any sediment on the filter the wine is bad, .

[@oliverdickson7079]

​@@ironmaiden5658 cork falling apart doesnt necessarily mean the wine has gone bad, it just means that its old cork. theres a reason that they use different methods of opening other than a corkscrew for the super fancy super old wines in restaurants

[@dragonlvr069]

Y'all are focusing on the cork, the deciding factor is the heat. I don't care how insulated the room is. Lets say for argument's sake the room topped out at 95 Deg. Fahrenheit w/ lows getting down to the 50's. that kind of fluctuation for 20 years wont do the wine any good. I'm not even sure a fortified wine such as a Porto or a Sherry would survive that.

[@ironmaiden5658]

@@dragonlvr069 Nah, It's the cork. The cork stop oxygen from creating a greenhouse inside the bottle. When the cork has been compromised the wine is tainted.

[@Skumgummiii]

@@ironmaiden5658 what? All aged red wine will leave sediment. It is not an indication of wine going bad

[@echale3]

Try opening bottles that have been properly stored laid on their side -- as long as there is wine against the cork, the cork stays in good shape because it doesn't oxidize.

[@Markus-f5s]

Matt, the bottles of wine that are on their side should be fine because the Cork has been kept wet to stop any air or bacteria

[@NavyMech62]

Those two bottles were on a horizontal rack I think. Jenna grabbed them from the corner in that back room.

[@eoinmaguire5119]

The bottle/cork is perfect! Vintage bottles commonly have a cork that crumbles that why you double decant the wine using a sieve/ muslin cloth to get all the particles out.. also using a special cork screw which is designed for older bottles like a helix corkscrew or a gas pressured one!

[@b.e.marshall1148]

I dont want to be negative but come on , all that stuff is vingar now .

[@firesurfer]

@@b.e.marshall1148 Maybe not, it is concrete. Temp might not have gotten over 75.

[@GinnyHazleton]

Block house in the desert probably got to 95F inside. However, temp alone won't necessarily ruin the wine its just not an ideal storage temperature. The leaking bottles are corked but the first one they opened actually looked okay.

[@AaronMoody]

I bet Mere regrets throwing all those wine glasses now, lol.

[@purplepixeleater]

lol facts xD

[@DabbyBong]

holy i havent seen a video in years. the kids have grown up so big! wow! wish you and the family safety!

[@The_b_anderson]

Well you missed a lot! Highly recommend watching the abandon mansion videos, and looking at the gun vault he built underneath it

[@brierperry2365]

If you really want to save the wine from the cork slushie I suggest heated wine tongs it cracks the bottle perfectly after the cork

[@AdamGaron686]

This 🔥🔥🔥

[@rodobrien3488]

YAY GLASS CHARDS IN YOUR WINE.

[@stankaliski]

I used to work in a warehouse for a liquor distributor. The bottles stored on their sides have a better chance of being ok. In the warehouse I worked, Items like Champagne and wine (stuff with a cork) were shipped and stored on their sides or even upside down in their cases. The contact with the wine helps keep the corks moist and sealed. However, I could see the heat being an issue for that length of time. The warehouse I worked in was mostly not cooled. And it got quite warm there (80s). Only the expensive stuff was kept in the cooler with the Champagne.

[@sundrop1776]

Thank God.. I’ve been waiting on a new episode for what feels like forever.

[@TTalksVA]

kids are getting big man, time goes fast! :), love to ur family dude

[@TheLinkhawkins]

This would have made the best Lock Picking Lawyer crossover episode

[@valkyriesurvives5109]

LPL only woulda been there for 4 seconds. That was a master lock

[@Coekieking]

he would travel multiple hours to that ranch and just grab one of mere's hairclips, shove it in there and pop it open in a sec. "this is a *insert lock name* you can open it using a hairclip I found on meres head".

[@Coekieking]

@@valkyriesurvives5109 he'd bring a masterlock of his own and just stand there saying "this is a masterlock type.... , you can open it using a masterlock" *bangs the lock and it springs open.

[@TheLinkhawkins]

@@Coekieking either scenario would be amazing

[@ertgb_]

@@valkyriesurvives5109 It was a brinks R70, LPL video 162

[@comm1508]

At this point Mere regrets throwing all those wine glasses in the first episode!

[@galenmarek8816]

I was just thinking the same 😂

[@joebordersjr5004]

What’s crazy is that all the people that have been out there and distributed stuff that no one ever found that door and broke into it. Awesome find for sure.

[@CbassPlaysGames]

EPIC FIND BUT BRO I WAS SWEATING!!! That angle of the Sawzall had me paranoid it was gonna kick back and Sawzall your arm off!!! MadLove ❤

[@Saddarak]

You need special wine tool, it holds cork by sides and doesnt ruin it.

[@WakarimasenKa]

there are several tools that could help with that. You could melt the top off the bottle. Or more realisticly you could use a gas wine bottle opener, that is basibly a needle you push through the cork and open it with pressure from the inside.

[@richnorman7058]

Good idea.

[@PeterHunsberger]

Yes, it's called an "Ah-so Wine Opener"

[@NickVanRegenmorter]

For thoes who don't know, when a bank forecloses on a business like that you are not allowed to take anything from the property without proving you own it and not the business. Hence why the previous owners didn't remove the wine. As the reason the bank didn't sell off the wine, I'd have to assume they originally tried to sell the entire asset together and by the time they may have considered selling individual assets off, the bank probably forgot all about the wine in the cellar

[@KameraShy]

I am more surprised that the place didn't get vandalized.

[@arewhyinoh8595]

A few things about wine, usually there are humidifiers in the coolers to keep the corks from drying out. Bottles stored on their sides help with this. There will be sediment, don't filter with paper, a small sieve works best. Many wine producers have moved away from natural cork, those are probably fine. Even if it's not drinkable it's fine for cooking applications. So things to look for, wine on its side, synthetic corks, consider sabering any champagne once chilled. If it doesn't pop, dump it, it's flat. Oh, and you can use a heat gun on the neck of the bottle to heat the air inside and push the cork out.

[@noodlelynoodle.]

Synthetic corks only really became a thing in like 2003 so I feel it's pretty unlikely there's any with synthetic corks

[@arewhyinoh8595]

@@noodlelynoodle. It closed in 2006

[@Refr619]

Those lock are actually really easy to open when you know how. Watch the Lock Picking Lawyer. He's great at his craft.

[@Stefan3690]

I love aged wines and maybe a quarter of my corks have at least partially lost their structural integrity. I use “the durand” to open these bottles and succeeded 95% percent off the time.

[@obiesunstreak2409]

Matt, being honest here. You need to get a wine expert in there. There is a damn good chance you have some VERY pricy wine in there, just on your camera panning around I saw a few bottles that if they are what I suspect, are $1000+ a bottle.

[@Skumgummiii]

Nothing in this cellar is worth anything. It'll all be cooked

[@obiesunstreak2409]

@@Skumgummiii Not true, there may be a few bottles that didn't cork, I would suspect the ones closer to the ground and not vertical would give the best chance. However it would be stupid not to have a pro at least look. Even the "likely corked" top end wines sell for stupidly huge prices even on the off chance it MIGHT be good. Trust me the wine trading market is insane.

[@jamess2873]

@@obiesunstreak2409 He said 'cooked' not corked. and probably 95% plus of the contents of that room will be garbage. most of them wouldn't be good even after 20 years in a cool cellar, let alone 20 years of Texas summer heat.

[@tonyducks1121]

​@@jamess2873 Yeah Texas heat probably f'cked them wine bottles a while ago

[@loloholmes2793]

​@@Skumgummiii you don't know that.

[@a.freeland179]

Should use a needle bottle opener. It uses air pressure to extract the cork.

[@ConnorVisser]

Or a set of Port tongs

[@SomeGuysGarage]

This is 100% what I was thinking, force the thing up from the bottom.

[@kimberlyenglehardt5770]

If the corks are bad in the first place it’s not going to matter.

[@calholli]

@@kimberlyenglehardt5770 They are still sealing. They just get destroyed by the screw.

[@philhamlett2223]

Scream and run away, always a valid option.

[@MidwestTechAndGaming]

"Will old hot wine kill you?" Donut damn it! I love your sense of humor!🤣

[@kandinrobinson2090]

My family have vineyards here in NZ. You will be surprised how many wines have those cheap laminated corks. That’s why an old wine is worth so much, because it’s hard to keep past 5 years unless it was bottled well and with good quality corks. You will find at least one good one in that lot

[@phillypunk91587]

Get a Durand to help you open up some of the old corks, it'll keep them from falling apart. Get a wine that has been on it's side and has still had contact with the cork and you should be able to open it. Ports can last forever so they might still be good too.

[@BOBLECROY-ub7tf]

Some people use a two-pronged cork extractor, also known as a butler's thief or an ah-so, which has two slim flat blades. These are gently inserted into the bottle neck on either side of the cork rather than through the cork, twisted and very gently pulled.

[@DarkShadowCustoms]

So the bottles that were stored standing up for 20 years are more than likely vinegar now. The ones stored on their side might still be good. It is awesome that you finally found the wine cellar. Hopefully you can find some good bottles in there.

[@kidwave1]

Please explain. That doesn't seem even remotely true.

[@Misaimed]

@@kidwave1but it is!

[@jnewman1225]

@@kidwave1 When a wine bottle is stored upright the cork dries out which shrinks the cork allows air to get into the bottle and spoil the wine. This is why wine racks all store the bottle horizontally.

[@someoneelse2262]

That is true to a point. Corks on bottles left upright will dry out and start to fall apart. That being said, if the wine wasn't designed to age in the first place (which is true of 99% of the wine out there) and/or the temperature wasn't maintained below at most 70 degrees, then the wine will be crap. My guess would be that this stuff is all shot. But do some research. You don't need a wine expert. Open a couple of the Cabernets. If they taste like they are completely shot then they are completely shot and everything else will likely be shot as well.

[@AllTheBeef]

Even if they were positioned correctly, the constant heating and cooling the room experienced has ruined the wine. I doubt even a single bottle is drinkable.

[@TheDarwinAwards_]

That's a nice chunk of change right there, surprised they didn't sell it when they were so upside down in the end

[@alexhenderson3436]

I'm now waiting on a wine channel to Collab and go through everything.

[@seanmcmenamin788]

That's why you store wine on its side and rotate occasionally, keep the corks wet. Really old bottles are opened by heating the neck with a special tool then quickly cooling it, so that the neck snaps off cleanly below the cork

[@kamoonrathewolfgod9189]

Don't know for sure, but old wine sometimes turn to vinegar. What a great find. You can just strain the wine to get the cork pieces out. Loved the official wine tasting video.

[@jrsviking215]

i've never seen mere be any happier edit: also you should get a pair of port tongs, they're used to open bottles who's cork has degraded or is just stubborn

[@pknuttarlott4934]

Hey Matt an old wino trick when you don't have a cork screw, use a pen/blunt cylinder to push the cork into the bottle.

[@eeltenaj19]

As a sober alcoholic, I was envious watching you find that cellar. If I was a practicing alcoholic still, woowee! Cork pieces be damned! 😅😅🎉🎉

[@Adiscretefirm]

Last time I saw a wooden walk in door was the late 80's, imagine all the teenagers that snuck out there to drink and never knew there was a room full of alcohol

[@Shive_o]

The bottle your wife picked up in the 2nd room is Chateau Montalena. Which is a historically famous winery in Napa. Great stuff! I've been there severall times. If those cinder block walls kept the bottles at a consistent temp range in the 60's, the bottles that are lying on their sides probably will be the best ones that are still suited for drinking.

[@Anita_T-Rex]

Dad brought at least 40 bottles of wine to me when Mom passed. All over 20 years old, stored room temp in a basement, every one was bad, deteriorated. Hope you find some good ones.

[@girishbhandari]

i never had so much drama and excitement watching a wine opening.. Keep it up and good luck. Stay safe and happy hunting.

[@thinebiggest]

Wine is best stored between 53-57˚F when intended for aging, and temperatures can range from the mid-40s to mid-60s for service, depending on the wine. Once past 70˚F, it falls into the danger zone and may have damage. In addition, it can be stored at room temperature for about 6 months before any major damage: white wine: 1-2 years past the printed expiration date. Red wine: 2-3 years past the printed expiration date. Cooking wine: 3-5 years past the printed expiration date. Fine wine: 10-20 years, stored properly in a wine cellar. There goes the 12-step program...Happy imbibing!

[@suzyschore5014]

I can’t believe how big your littles are. Happy for you guys

[@Americanstruggle]

Rule of thumb, wine needs to be stored on its side to keep the cork moist. Not sure why these are falling apart since there are bottles of wine that are over 200 yrs old that are still good. May have been the constant fluctuation in temperatures. Push the cork in, run through a strainer,or cheese cloth and see what happens. Lol

[@pattiearehart118]

You hit the Mother Load! Congratulations!

[@maxg6581]

I’m sure somebody else has probably said this already. But restaurants that use really old fancy wines usually do the heat up method on the glass to break the cork off with the neck of the glass. that gets rid of your old crumbly cork problem.

[@craigcampbell1843]

This is crazy! I’d be pissed if I were a former employee watching this and they didn’t even offer me a bottle to take home when they closed.