Wine Bottle Opening Techniques

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Wine is sold in every country on the planet, and is a multi-million dollar industry. The sheer popularity of wine and its standard distribution in bottles led to a whole range of cork removing products to be invented. Screw tops are recent innovation and don’t require any tools to open, but there are still plenty of bottle with corks out there so lets take a look at the best ways to get to the good stuff.

Traditional Corkscrews – These have been around for a long time now and are still as effective as they ever were. Most people have some form of corkscrew in their home as part of their own tableware sets, and if you know how to use one you can get a bottle of wine open in no time. There is effort involved in this method though and you need to have good use of your hands if you are to succeed.

Modern device – Advancements in technology have thrown up a number of different devices for making bottle opening a great deal easier. Some of these rely on advanced mechanics, like the winemaster corkscrew, which turn a straight forwards movement into a twisting one. Others are electrically powered and you just pop the device on top of the bottle and it takes care of everything. whilst this is very convenient, its does ruin the fun

Saber - If you are the adventurous kind or a bit of a show off then you can saber a bottle of wine open. Victories where celebrated in Napoleonic times by taking a sabre to a bottle of champagne. This basically involved taking the head of a champagne bottle cleanly and without shattering the glass. The head of the bottle is required to be soaked in water before hand so that the cork swells up and then with a swift striking of bottle neck should take it off allowing you to quench your thirst. Simple

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