G'day,

I notice that Sandra's list up at 25 Jun 14 - 06:36 AM mentions the Australian development of the "Wine Cask" ... meaning, today, a rectangular cardboard box housing a (~) 4 litre plastic sack of wine ... with a simple plastic 'spigot' that is mounted by the user into a pre-punched 'cut-out' ... allowing one to draw off any reasonable serving with the collapsing sack preventing any air leaking back ... to 'turn' the rest of the wine.

I can remember the original (Penfolds' brand) 'wine cask' ... which I shared with my friend (and Sandra's) Ralph Pride when we were contracting together in Tasmania - ~ late 1967. This was (originally) housed in a cylindrical tin-plate container ... decorated with a pattern of faux 'barrel staves' ... and one sat it on a separately purchased moulded brown plastic "barrel stand".

Rather decorative ... at least, compared with a tack cardboard box...!

Regard(les)s,

Bob