Deja Q
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Sat Feb-07-04 08:44 PM
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How to open a bottle of wine... |
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So I've got this bottle of wine that's sat in my wine rack for over a year and now I want to drink it, booze hound that I am... I went to get the cork screw, but the bloody cork (some sort of plasticine rubberized nonsense, not made of real cork) is stuck!!! Is there a way to get tight corks out of these situations, or is this a divine sign that I should just drink kool-aid instead? :shrug:
Thx!
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many a good man
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Sat Feb-07-04 08:48 PM
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Just push the cork through. If that doesn't work, just smash the top of the bottle on the counter top till the neck breaks off. Remember to use a glass, though!
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Deja Q
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Sat Feb-07-04 08:51 PM
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One's a bit extreme and the other's akin to reverse psychology and I'll have to find a suitable container, but that seems to be my only alternative... thx!
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Sat Feb-07-04 08:51 PM
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Or, get a two-prong opener and TWIST the cork out.
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Sat Feb-07-04 08:58 PM
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or get a proper corkscrew
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:31 PM
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5. Agreed. Get a proper corkscrew. I believe that it's a physical |
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impossibility to have a cork "stuck" (the whole glass vs. cork or glass vs. synthetic cork thing). It's much more likely that your corkscrew is a POS.
Get a new one. I recommend a "rabbit" style corkscrew. It's simple and it works every time with a minimum of effort.
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Sun Feb-08-04 01:53 AM
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6. You Have One Of Two Choices |
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Pull it out or push it in.
Either way, the neck of the bottle will be cleared where you can enjoy the skill of the Vitiner's product.
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:08 AM
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The wine I buy just unscrews.
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:10 AM
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8. The quick and easy way |
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Sun Feb-08-04 04:39 AM
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9. Just get yourself a 6-pack of beer |
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and forget the cork. If God wanted us to drink wine he wouldn't have invented beer.
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