Patent ID: 7712637

Claim:
A method of extracting fluid from within a container sealed by a cork comprising the steps of: inserting a hollow non-coring smooth exterior walled needle through said cork, wherein said smooth non-coring needle does not damage said cork and said cork remains capable of maintaining an air tight seal after removal of said needle; wherein said needle has an inlet at one end and outlet at an other end and wherein said needle is connected to a valve that is connected to a pressure regulated source of compressed non-reactive gas; tilting said container on its side such that the fluid contents of said container come in contact with at least one outlet of said needle; injecting pressurized gas regulated between 15 and 50 PSI into said container through said needle outlet causing an increase of pressure within said container to a level higher than the surrounding atmospheric pressure but limiting it between 15 and 50 PSI; allowing flow of said fluid to be driven by said pressure through at least one said needle outlet to a needle inlet outside of said container until a desired amount of fluid is extracted; returning said container to an upright position to allow contact between said needle outlet and excess gas from within said container, so that said excess gas can vent through said needle to said needle inlet outside of said container until a desired lower pressure is reached; and removing said needle from said cork; said extraction of fluid from a container sealed by a cork achieved without the removal of said septum, plug or cork and exposing the fluid to air.