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10 Absolutely Ingenious Ways to Open Wine Without a Corkscrew
Unless you like boxed wine, your wine bottles are going to either be sealed with a cork or a screw cap, the latter of which should not be frowned upon, especially if it's white wine. However, most wineries still prefer corks over screw caps, and that means you'll need a corkscrew.

If your corkscrew is missing, or don't have it on hand, don't worry—there are many different ways to open the bottle without getting tiny cork crumbs in the wine.

1Use Some Tools
As long as you can find a toolbox, you can get a bottle of wine open with a screw, screwdriver, and hammer. Stick the screw into the cork, then use the screwdriver to screw it in further. Leave about one inch of the screw out of the cork. Then, grab your hammer and, using the end (not the head), you can pull both the screw and cork out of the bottle itself. (This works best with bigger screws with large threads.)


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You can also use a bunch of nails if you don't have screws.

2Push It with a Wooden Spoon
A wooden spoon with a long, thin handle is the perfect instrument to shove the cork right into the bottle and free your wine, according to Food Mob Bites. Remove any foil covering, and apply pressure to the top of the cork. With some strength, it should pop free and slide into the bottle without creating any cork crumbs.


3Yank It Out with String
If you don't like the idea of having a cork inside the bottle, then there's a way to get it out. Tie a figure-8 knot into your string and lower it into the neck of the bottle, knot first. Tilt the bottle to create some leeway on one side, to allow your knotted string to slip past the cork and underneath it.

Lastly, pull up on your string as hard as you can—the knot will wedge against the neck of the bottle on the bottom of the cork and force your cork up and out!


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4Use a Wall to Pop It Loose
If you're desperate with zero tools to open your wine, just wrap that bottle in a towel, and smack it loose.

Cover the bottle of wine in the towel, making sure both the sides and bottom are wrapped up. Rhythmically bang the bottle's base against a wall, moving it in a horizontal motion. Repeat until the cork begins to more out of the bottle, then yank it out!

As long as the surface is sturdy, you can use anything from a brick wall to a coffee table. Just make sure the bottle is well-cushioned by the towel, or you could end up with a shattered mess.


If you don't have a towel handy, you can also just take off one of your shoes and use that, too. Be careful to choose a shoe with padding inside, though, or one hard smack can bust open the entire bottle.


You could also just use a book.


If you don't have a wall, a tree works just as well.

5Slap It Out, No Wall Required
If you're worried about damaging a wall or door, you don't need it. With nothing more than your legs and a shoe, you can still slap the cork out of the bottle.

Take a seat and place the bottle upside-down between your thighs. Hold it in place tightly as you evenly hit the bottom of the bottle with the flat sole of your shoe. Keep smacking the wine until the cork eases out a bit. Once it's slid far enough out of the bottle to grab, yank the cork out with your hand.


Image by Yumi Sakugawa/WonderHowTo
6Add Pressure with a Bike Pump
Happen to have a bike pump nearby? Probably not, but it's still a cool tool to use for a unique wine-opening method, as Kristy Kreme shows on YouTube.

Stick your bike pump into the cork, and get pumping. As you force air into and through the cork, you'll create enough pressure to make it fly out of the bottle.


7Unlock the Cork with Your Car Keys
Grab your car keys—with just one metal key, you can wiggle out a wine cork, according to Kent Yammo.

As the video shows, push your key at a 45° angle into the cork until most of the key is lodged. Then, begin pushing the key around in circles and pull up at the same time; the cork will start to screw upward and will eventually twist free of the neck.


8Just Stab the Cork Out with a Knife
If you're all out of keys and have tried the slapping methods above, chances are you do have some kind of knife nearby. Though serrated is best, you can wiggle a wine cork out with any knife, much like with the key method.

As CrazyRussianHacker demonstrates, stick the knife in the cork and carefully move it in a twisting motion. As you twist it, pull up, and the cork will begin to rise. Once it's out about an inch, stab the cork on its side and turn until it's completely free of the bottle.


9Slice It Off
If it's sparkling wine you're drinking, or even champagne, you can use the (somewhat dangerous) trick of slicing off the cork, along with a little bit of the glass. This trick is called sabrage, or sabering, and can be done with a saber, sword, or machete. Obviously, this should be a last resort, but Alton Brown shows just how easy it can be if done right. (You can also use a spoon if you're skilled enough.)


10Heat It Up
If you have a cheap bottle of wine and want to get all warmed up for the winter, you can make some makeshift mulled wine using the proper mulling spices. To get the cork out, just boil some water then but the bottle in... the cork will slowly creep out on its own, and then you can add your mulling spices and little simmer some before serving.
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