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Wine cask inventor dead at 92

The inventor of the wine cask, South Australian Riverland grape grower Thomas Angove, has died in Renmark, aged 92.

Mr Angove revolutionised wine packaging in the 1960s when he created the resealable plastic bag in a cardboard box.

His son, managing director of Angove Wines John Angove, says his father was a great contributor to the wine industry.

"I remember dad coming home with this sort of prototype of a plastic bag inside a cardboard box and I remember thinking to myself and I probably said it to dad 'That's crazy, nobody will buy wine in a plastic bag stuck inside a cardboard box', but in his usual manner he persisted," he said.

"He thought he was onto a good thing and history certainly indicates that he was.

"His commitment and involvement in industry matters and industry bodies and the welfare of the industry overall, as opposed to just Angove family winemakers, was very significant and I think reflects his very broad vision of what the world and life was all about."

(ABC News)

it is a great invention it is one of the only ones i know you can get drunk and no matter where you are you always have a pillow.Sad sad day on hearing this

IF IT WASNT FOR HIM
BUMS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE STRUGLING TO GET DRUNK CHEAP

RIP

Great invention the wine cask.
On any occasions I have had to forego having a glass of red at night, because opening another bottle is a waste just for one glass, leaving the rest of the bottle undrunk spoils its taste for next time and drinking the whole bottle every night would make me an alcoholic, and unfit for work.
But red wine in a cask solved all that. The quality is a little lower than the bottled stuff, so the minor shift in taste is not so tragic, and not so noticable because air contact is minimal.
A glass of red wine every night is one of the healthiest things you can do on this planet, and cask wine has enabled that.
RIP great inventor. A visionary South Australian who served his state, country and fellow wine lovers world wide with distinction.
I am going to have a glass right now to toast this extraordinary man.

EDIT...

Back again, just opened a bottle of California Pinot Noir to commemorate the passing of Thomas Angove. I even got Mrs Therisingblues to have a little.
Pass well good man, may your blessed soul rest in the eternal peace it deserves. Those of us destined to spend a few more years on the mortal plane will remember you well as we continue to benefit from your wonderful contribution to our lives.
Might have to have another glass as I don't have a cask in the house tonight,... must finish this bottle.