Why do wine bottles have corkscrews?

Question

I just spent the last 20 minutes trying to open a bottle of wine. I got so frustrated with the corkscrew I had to ask myself if it was worth it. My hands hurt from using the cork screw tool, I'm frustrated that it took so long to open. Why use a corkscrew when a twist top will do?

Okay correction, Why do wine bottles have corks. Happy Now.

Answer 1

The process of making wine causes a gas so by putting on the corkscrew it keeps that in the bottle. Another thing is a cork screw enhances the flavor which is why most people will smell the cork screw before pouring the wine.

Answer 2

Corks are primarily tradition. There are an increasing amount of quality wines being sold in either screw cap bottles or boxes.

Personally, I enjoy a little bit of tradition in this context. Instant gratification is sometimes anticlimactic in my opinion. Take opening a champagne bottle...there's a small sense of anticipation to pulling the cork out, a little bit of amusement in the pop of the cork...depending on the occasion (as unsafe as it may be) its fun to just let that sucker fly away. You won't get that with a screw cap.

If you're not into any amount of effort, I'd say choose your wines based on the bottle...skip anything with a cork. Seriously, there *are* good wines that are no longer corked, and that number will increase over time. Even boxed wines are increasing in quality and availability.

However, there are compromises. Instead of some cheap corkscrews that you just twist in and pull for all you're worth, put a little time and effort into picking up a better corkscrew. The kind waiters/waitresses use folds up neatly, and has a little fold-out "foot" that you rest against the lip of the bottle that functions as a lever to help pull the cork out with minimal effort. This is the best "bang-for-the-buck" corkscrew for cost vs. effort involved. A little more fun is the "rabbit" style corkscrew that you just clamp onto the neck, pull the lever down, pull the lever back out, and *poof* the cork is out without any effort.

Answer 3

It's just the Mindset of the masses that has to change now. Most makers, oenophiles, wine aficionados or connoisseurs have embraced the screw-cap. At 5 to 15% of loss due to cork taint and proof positive that wine ages the same under screw-cap or cork: it's easy to give up the corkscrew.

Bonny Doon does only screw-cap.

Answer 4

wait wait wait....... cork screw? thats the tool? people smell the CORK...... right? the wine makers should put a built in cork screw so that you dont need the tool on new years and are looking for any type of screw to pull the cork out (we tried a nail but that in the end was just a stupid thing to even think would work

Answer 5

You simply need a better Cork screw. If you drink a reasonable amount of wine it's worth it to get a good corkscrew. Messermeister makes the best corkscrew I've ever used,

Answer 6

It really isnt that hard to take out a cork...Ive never understood how people can screw it up.

The day they stop using corks in wine bottles is the day I stop drinking wine! People need to stop being so infatuated with convenience!

Answer 7

See in case you will detect a screw it relatively is fatter than established. by means of hand with a screw driving force screw it into the precise of the cork. attempt and detect a screw it relatively is long sufficient to circulate each and every of ways interior the process the cork. gently with a pair of pliers, wiggle the screw lower back and forth to eliminate the cork. Ya might pick to rigidity the wine just to determine you do no longer finally end up with any products of cork interior the wine. get excitement from.

Answer 8

Dont know love, me an the missus just smashed the head of the f***ker an started suckin from the shattered neck. Totally know where yer comin from, C'mon the screw tops. just wrote that answer in my girlfriends yahoo but its som true!!!

Answer 9

I prefer red wine