So, how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew… Show
The vast majority of wine bottles these days are either sealed with a screw cap or a cork, (wine in a box doesn’t count). And whilst screw caps make for easy opening, a lot of wineries are opting for the cork preservation method again, after a brief hiatus caused by low-quality cork manufacturing in the 1980s. And so corks have made a comeback, as not only are they a natural, renewable resource, but they have proven time and again that they can preserve the contents of a bottle of wine for the long haul. Yes, corks might be 2-3 times more expensive than screw caps, and yes, natural corks breath at variable rates meaning they are mildly unpredictable, but there is no escaping it, worldwide demand for corks is on the up. Therefore learning how to open a wine bottle without a bottle opener (or one of our alternative ways as suggested below), is definitely a skill you will need as a discerning wine drinker. 1. How to use a waiter’s corkscrew to open a bottle of wine
2. How to use a wing corkscrew to open a bottle of wine
3. How to use an electric corkscrew to open a bottle of wine
How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrewNow, if you don’t have a corkscrew, don’t panic, all is not lost. There are numerous ingenious ways people have come up with to gain entry into a bottle of wine, without spilling a drop. So if you find yourself in a wine emergency – you have in your possession a beautiful bottle of wine, but no corkscrew, here are 5 ways on how to open a wine bottle without a bottle opener. 4. The screw methodThis method of opening a bottle of wine relies on having a toolbox to hand.
5. The wooden spoon methodThis one isn’t so much extraction of the cork, as pushing the cork into the wine bottle.
6. The wall methodThis one is not for the faint-hearted. You’ve been warned.
7. The hit it hard on its bottom methodThis one is similar to the wall method, only without the wall.
8. Heat the wine bottle up methodIf you’re prepared to sacrifice a bottle of wine and make some mulled wine out of it, this method is an easy one to remove the cork from a bottle of wine.
So there you have it, 8 ways on how to open a wine bottle without a bottle opener, including if you don’t have a corkscrew. Have you ever had to try one of these methods? Or have you found your own way to open a bottle of wine? Let us know. How do you open a wine bottle without a corkscrew opener?Take a hanger and form it in the shape of a hook with a pair of pliers. Place the new hook on the edge of the cork with the u shape facing up. Wiggle the hook back and forth until it's about 2 inches down. Rotate the hook so it grabs the bottom of the cork and then begin pulling once it catches the hook.
How do you open a corkscrew without a tool?Insert your car key at a slight angle, just as you would a corkscrew, leaving just a little bit of the key outside of the cork itself. You can use the top of your car key to turn the cork clockwise and up and out of the bottle. The key here is to turn it in circles as well as pull up in the same movement.
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