VIDEO: Opening a wine bottle without a corkscrew

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If you can't find a corkscrew, then you should Wine nevertheless, never open with force. As soon as the bottle is damaged, tiny fragments of glass can get into the wine and lead to injury later as soon as the wine is drunk.

You can open wine bottles without a corkscrew

  • Probably the easiest and fastest way to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew is to try to open the cork with a little muscle strength and if necessary. Push a solid object (screwdriver) into the bottle. So you can enjoy the wine from the bottle, but the disadvantage is that the cork stays in the bottle. Pour the wine into a carafe. You should use a sieve to catch any cork residue.
  • If you have a screw, or preferably a threaded hook, there is now a far better alternative than pushing the cork in. Simply turn the screw or the hook into the cork and you can put the cork on the screw or the cork. Pull the hook out of the bottle neck. You might want to use a bit of string on the screw. Wrap it tightly around the screw head - this will help you pull on the screw and remove the cork.
  • Another alternative, if you don't have a screw or something on hand, is to try to push the cork out of the bottle. Hold the bottle by the bottle neck and carefully hit the bottom of the bottle with a firm but blunt object, for example the sole of a shoe. You can also gently poke the bottom of the bottle against a wall or tree trunk. This will slowly force the cork out of the neck of the wine bottle. Be careful, however, that this method can damage or break the bottle very quickly. Protect the wine bottle from breaking by additionally wrapping a cloth around the bottle and really very carefully pushing against the bottom of the bottle.

Gradually remove the cork

  • If you do not succeed in removing the cork, put the screw in another place and screw the screw into the cork as far as possible.
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  • You can do this in several places so that the cork can eventually be removed in several parts.
  • If you have now partially removed the cork, then pull the screw again. Real wine corks in particular often sit very tightly in the bottle and are difficult to loosen.

Other authors: Jürgen Hemminger, Alexandra Muders, Achim Günter

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