{"id":6060,"date":"2018-06-06T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=6060"},"modified":"2018-06-06T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T20:26:22","slug":"open-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/open-wine.html","title":{"rendered":"Open a bottle of Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unless you like boxed wine, your wine bottles are going to either be sealed with a cork or a screw cap, the latter of which\u00a0should not be frowned upon, especially if it’s white wine. However, most wineries still prefer corks over screw caps, and that means you’ll\u00a0need a corkscrew.\u00a0 If your corkscrew is missing, don’t worry\u2014there are many different ways to open the bottle without getting tiny cork crumbs in the wine.\u00a0\u00a0Check out YouTube for many amusing videos.<\/em><\/section>\n
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Use some tools.<\/strong><\/section>\n
As long as you can find a toolbox, you can get a bottle of wine open\u00a0with a screw, screwdriver, and hammer.\u00a0Stick the screw into the cork, then use the\u00a0screw driver to screw it in further. Leave about one inch of the screw out of the cork. Then, grab your\u00a0hammer\u00a0and, using the end (not the head), you can pull both the screw and cork out of the bottle itself. (This works best with bigger screws with large threads.)\u00a0\u00a0You can also use\u00a0a bunch of nails\u00a0if you don’t have screws.<\/section>\n
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.Push it in with a wooden spoon.
\n<\/strong>A wooden spoon with a long, thin handle is\u00a0the perfect instrument to shove the cork right into the bottle\u00a0and free your wine, according to Food Mob Bites. Remove any foil covering, wrap the bottle neck in a towel and apply pressure to the top of the cork. With some strength, it should pop free and slide into the bottle without creating any cork crumbs.\u00a0 To pour, tip the bottle and push the cork out of the way. This also works with the point of a ski pole.<\/section>\n
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Yank it out with a string.<\/span><\/strong><\/section>\n
If you don’t like the idea of having a cork inside the bottle, then there’s\u00a0a way to get it out\u00a0after you’ve pushed it in. Tie a figure-8 knot into a piece of string and lower it into the neck of the bottle, knot first. Tilt the bottle to create some leeway on one side, to allow your knotted string to slip past the cork and underneath it.Lastly, pull up on your string as hard as you can\u2014the knot will wedge against the neck of the bottle on the bottom of the cork and force your cork up and out!<\/p>\n
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Use a wall to knock it out.
\n<\/strong>If you’re desperate with zero tools to open your wine, just\u00a0wrap that bottle in a towel, and smack it loose.\u00a0 Cover the bottle of wine in the towel, making sure both the sides and bottom are wrapped up. Rhythmically bang the bottle’s base against a solid wall (not drywall), moving it in a horizontal motion. Repeat until the cork begins to more out of the bottle, then yank it out!\u00a0 It will take some patience and strength.\u00a0 As long as the surface is sturdy, you can use anything from a brick wall to a coffee table. Just make sure the bottle is well-cushioned by the towel, or you could end up with a shattered mess.
\nIf you don’t have a towel handy, you can also\u00a0take off one of your shoes\u00a0and use that, too. Be careful to choose a flat shoe with padding inside, though, or one hard smack can bust open the entire bottle.
\nYou could also just use a book.
\nIf you don’t have a wall,\u00a0a tree works just as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Slap it out – no wall needed.
\n<\/strong>If you’re worried about damaging a wall or door, you don’t need it. With nothing more than your legs and a hard soled shoe, you can still\u00a0slap the cork out of the bottle.Take a seat and place the bottle upside-down between your thighs. Hold it in place tightly as you evenly hit the bottom of the bottle with the flat sole of your shoe. Keep smacking the wine until the cork eases out a bit. , Yank the cork out with your hand when it’s sticking out of the bottle far enough to grab.<\/section>\n
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Add pressure with a bike pump.
\n<\/strong>Happen to have a\u00a0bike pump\u00a0nearby? Probably not, but it’s still a neat tool to use for a unique wine-opening method.\u00a0 Stick your bike pump between the cork and the rim and get pumping – gently, three or four pumps. As you force air into the bottle, you’ll create enough pressure to make it fly out of the bottle.Unlock the cork with your car key.
\n<\/strong>Grab your car keys\u2014with just one metal key, you can wiggle out a wine cork.\u00a0 Push your key at a 45\u00b0 angle into the cork until most of the key is in the cork. Then, push the key around in circles while pulling up; the cork will start to screw upward and will eventually twist free of the neck.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n
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Just Stab the Cork Out with a Knife.
\n<\/strong>If you’re all out of keys and have tried the slapping methods above, chances are you do have a knife of some kind nearby. Though serrated is best, you can wiggle a wine cork out with any knife, much like with the key method.\u00a0 Stick the knife in the cork and carefully move it in a twisting motion. As you twist it, pull up, and the cork will begin to rise. Once it’s out about an inch, stab the cork on its side and turn until it’s completely free of the bottle. Watch your fingers though!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Slice It Off
\n<\/strong>If it’s sparkling wine you’re drinking, or even champagne, you can use the (somewhat dangerous) trick of\u00a0slicing off the cork, along with a little bit of the glass. This trick is called sabrage, or sabering, and is done with a saber, sword, or machete. Obviously, this should be a last resort.\u00a0 When you become a sabering pro, think about investing in a\u00a0wine saber Champagne sword\u00a0to take your class level up a notch.<\/p>\n

Heat It Up
\n<\/strong>If you have a cheap bottle of wine and want to get all warmed up for the winter, you can make some makeshift mulled.\u00a0To get the cork out,\u00a0boil some water, take it off the heat and put the bottle in… the cork will slowly creep out on its own! When the bottle is open, dump that water and pour the wine into the pot. Heat it and add\u00a0your mulling spices. Simmer a little and serve. You can also\u00a0use a blowtorch\u00a0instead of boiling water if you have one (which you should – for creme brulee).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Unless you like boxed wine, your wine bottles are going to either be sealed with a cork or a screw cap, the latter of which\u00a0should not be frowned upon, especially if it’s white wine. However, most wineries still prefer corks over screw caps, and that means you’ll\u00a0need a corkscrew.\u00a0 If your corkscrew is missing, don’t … Continue reading “Open a bottle of Wine”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drinks","category-miscellaneous-information"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6060"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6096,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6060\/revisions\/6096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}