What's the best way to open a bottle of wine if ur got no cork screw.??

Question

Silly question, but maybe someone might hav another idea.. I tried it with a fork once, it did it, but the cork was more the plastic- sort... Tried it with a different type of cork and it just crumbled and went all over my wine...

Answer 1

OLD STYLE CORKING

get two thin knive's slide one in either side of the cork
this is why they must be thin then simply grab both and rock from side to side rotating as you go also pull slowly the cork will come out and best thing is you can still use the cork

i have an old cork puller that works this way the cork is never
damaged so you can always replace it

Answer 2

Best is probably get a screw and pull it out as said above.

I've done a variation on pushing the cork into the bottle. When the screw method failed it simply ripped the "bulge" of the top of the cork. I got a piece of wire coat hanger,and dug out a cone in the cork, to allow it to be squashed. Then I pushed the coat hanger through the bottom of the cork. This enabled me to push the cork into the bottle very easily (if you tried pushing the cork, without allowing some gas/liquid to escape you'd get pressure building up under the cork which makes it difficult to push the cork in, or possibly would increase the chance of the bottle breaking)

There were some bits of cork floating on the wine, but they were easily skimmed off.

Answer 3

I lost mine when I moved and just never remember to buy a new one. What I do is screw two flat head screws into the cork about 3/4 of the way in. Place them close to each other so the heads touch but there is still a space between them. Then take the screwdriver and slip it in the space and wiggle the cork out. OR you can put a single screw 3/4 of the way down and then pull it up with a pair of pliers. You could try nails, but screws grip a lot better. Classy I know...but it works. And there is minimal cork breakage...so it doesn't end up in your wine. Good luck!

Answer 4

One way that has succeeded with myself is to warm the neck of the bottle to expand the glass. Then gently start pushing the cork in with the stem of a toffee hammer or similar.

You may have to repeat this process a couple of times. also after you have done this, decant the bottle into another container throught muslin or a paper coffee filter, to ensure that there is no cork present, and the wine can de-stress (I know that sounds obscene, but that is what it's known as)

Answer 5

I've had to do this before as a bartender. Use a blunt butter knife to slowly push the cork into the bottle. Then use the knife to hold the cork back as you pour. I've only gotten crumblies in the wine a couple times. It usually goes in cleanly.

Answer 6

I got caught out without a corks screw. So what I did was, I pushed the cork down so it went inside the bottle....and it was happy drinking.

Answer 7

If you have a long screw, that should help. It may get stuck part-way, but if so you could always just push the cork into the bottle and then filter it out.

Good luck, cheers!

Answer 8

One time we didn't have a cork screw either, so my husband used a nail, he stuck it in the cork used a pair of pliers and it popped out.

Answer 9

it is possible by heating up bottle's neck with a flame and then gently hitting the bottom of the bottle. when doing that face neck upwards in case the cork pops out completely.
not sure how it all happens but it is easy with a bit of practise :)

Answer 10

get a large screw put it right into the cork and pull out with pliers