Today, I learned that it is so easy to open red wine, you can easily do it with a paper clip, and you don't need a corkscrew at all, the method is really great.
Sometimes, we may find ourselves in a situation where we are in a good mood and ready to enjoy a wonderful bottle of red wine, only to find that we can't find a corkscrew in our entire home. This is really an annoying question, especially without a corkscrew. Some anxious friends may think of using a kitchen knife at home and using the back of the knife to knock it open like a glucose normally prescribed. This method is indeed used, but have you ever thought that if the glass slag falls inside the red wine, it is very dangerous to drink like this, and it also destroys the integrity of the bottle and does not look aesthetically pleasing. So, if we don't have a corkscrew, we have to use our brains and use the tools at our disposal to open red wine. Here are a few ways to open wine without a corkscrew, so you don't have to worry about not having a corkscrew again.
The first method is called towel impingement. First, remove the plastic cap from the top of the wine bottle. Then, fold the towel into a square and place it on the wall. Align the wine bottle at a 90-degree angle to the wall. Hold the towel in your right hand and the wine bottle in your left hand, and rhythmically hit the towel on the wall. Once the cork has been partially ejected, it can be pulled out by hand or with pliers. Or you can continue to strike rhythmically until you push the entire cork out. In this way, the cork of the wine bottle has come up intact. If you want to open a bottle of champagne, let it sit for about fifteen minutes before opening it.
The second method is called the shoe bottle opening method. Similar to the towel method, the cushioning was replaced with shoes. Place the bottom of the wine bottle vertically into the heel of your leather shoe. Hold the bottle and cushioning horizontally, find a wall, if it is outdoors it is likely to be a tree, and smash it rhythmically with the right amount of force. If you don't have such noodles, you can also hold the bottle upside down between your knees and find something to hit the bottom of the bottle. Note: Be sure to use appropriate force when tapping. Before the cork is about to come out, stop beating and pull out the cork with your hands.
The third method, we can prepare two paper clips, be sure to use steel, steel paper clips are harder. Then we make the paper clip into the shape of two hooks, put the end with the hook from the side of the stopper, and fix the hook to the bottom of the stopper, and put one on each side. Once the paper clip is secured, we tie a knot in the middle, and then use a pen or chopsticks to reach into the wound part, pull it upwards, and slowly pull out the cork. This method makes it easy to remove the cork without damaging the bottle and cork.
The fourth method, the key opening method, prepares the tool: a key, insert the key at a 45° angle into the edge of the cork. Insert the key through the cork to 2.5 cm, turn the bottle, pull the key out with the cork, and repeat until the cork is removed. You can hold a towel in your hand, hold the handle of the key through the towel, and rotate the cork to prevent the key from scratching the skin of your fingers. This method is simple and easy to use, and it is easy to remove the cork with a little skill.
The fifth method is to abandon the wine cork, which is used without any tools and is relatively simple. After peeling off the cap of the bottle, directly use chopsticks or wooden sticks to push the cork inward, and slowly push the cork inside, and the bottle will never break, because red wine is different from other carbonated drinks, and the red wine bottle is also specially processed and will not burst because of the pressure you exert. However, you should still be careful not to push too hard, squeeze it slowly to prevent accidents, and you will be able to drink delicious red wine. There are many ways to open a bottle of red wine, and you can choose the right one according to your actual situation.
If the red wine can't be drunk, don't put it casually, learn to preserve it in order to maintain the original flavor, we can re-stuff the cork into the bottle, and then put the wine directly in the refrigerator to refrigerate, in order to reduce the contact area between the wine and the air, and slow down the oxidation rate, if the cork can not be re-plugged, you can also use plastic wrap to seal. Under normal circumstances, red wine should be drunk once or twice after opening, and if it is not finished, it can be sealed and stored in the refrigerator, but it should not be left for too long, no matter how good the red wine is, the taste will deteriorate after oxidation. It is also necessary to learn how to preserve the wine in order to maintain its original flavor.