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July 15, 2016

7 WAYS TO OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE WITHOUT A CORKSCREW

Quick disclaimer: most of these methods aren’t 100% foolproof. In fact, they are all prone to screw up your bottle of wine if done incorrectly or without proper care, i.e., breaking the cork and having it shed into the wine, chipping the wine bottle, or, in a worst-case scenario, breaking the wine bottle completely. So, if you have a rare and/or expensive wine that would break your heart if broken in this process, you should probably just wait until you have a corkscrew. However, in all other circumstances (which, lets be real, is usually the case) these options can help lift you from despair and grant you a pleasant vino-filled night: