A wonderful drink, ambrosia and nectar, an incredible and intoxicating wine. However, to get to a drink, dressed in a dark glass bottle, you need to have several important skills.
Of course, the skill to open bottles sealed with a cork comes with practice, but there are some useful recommendations that will not hurt to learn.
The first thing a true wine lover needs to be able to do is use a corkscrew. Corkscrews come in different designs and shapes. The main thing for a corkscrew is a working spiral and a comfortable handle. After all, it is by the handle that you will get the cork out of the bottle.
So, you need to use a corkscrew like this. Take the bottle and remove the extra wrappers from the neck. Then you drive the tip of the corkscrew spiral a little into the cork. Now grab the handle of the corkscrew and start screwing it into the cork in a circular motion. It is recommended to screw in the corkscrew until the end of the corkscrew appears on the other side of the cork. If you do not screw in the corkscrew enough, there is a possibility that the cork will crumble and not all come out. When the corkscrew is screwed in, start pulling it out by the handle. Today there are a lot of ingenious devices that help to get the cork using a system of levers. Opening a bottle with such a corkscrew will be simple, but not as exciting and difficult as with a regular corkscrew.
If you don't have a corkscrew at hand, but you need to open the wine, then there are a couple of ways. The first and easiest is to press the cork inside the bottle. Of course, this is ignorant and not by the rules, but when there is no other option, this one will do. To carry out such an operation, you need a long wrench or screwdriver. The bottle must be firmly fixed, preferably between the feet. Then push down on the plug - only on the plug. Standing over the bottle, you will be able to influence the cork with all your weight. Remember, the pressure should be gradual and even. When the cork gives in, things will go faster, but this does not mean that you need to push harder. The second option requires some skill and the availability of tools. You will need a self-tapping screw, screwdriver and pliers. These things will help open wine in the same way as a corkscrew. You need to screw the self-tapping screw into the cork and remove it with pliers. It is important that the self-tapping screw is not small, otherwise you will only get a piece of the cork.
Successfully drink some wine and have a good time in the company of a bottle of dark glass.
