The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Useful and clever
Ever tried to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew? It's a lot easier than I thought.
Not nearly as dramatic as pulling out a knife, stabbing through the cork , twisting and pulling out the cork. Works great,but requires a thin blade that will pass through the bottle neck. I guess winedrinkers don't carry a knife anymore.........
Oh geez. Now I feel the urge to try this. (Here, hold my beer and wa.... Uh, wait a minute....)
Interesting, but a lousy idea in a wine with any sediment. Sure you could use one of those sediment catchers (kinda like a funnel except with a sealed spout and small drain holes about 5-10mm above the bottom) afterwards, but if you don't have a corkscrew what are the chances you'll have a filter?
And now that most wine bottles in Australia don't use corks anymore, they tell me this? :) I'm gonna get me a bottle of imported stuff to try this! (well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)
But you'll bruise the wine.
ReplyDeleteNot nearly as dramatic as pulling out a knife, stabbing through the cork , twisting and pulling out the cork. Works great,but requires a thin blade that will pass through the bottle neck.
ReplyDeleteI guess winedrinkers don't carry a knife anymore.........
You see, this is why we come to your blog--for useful stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteOh geez. Now I feel the urge to try this. (Here, hold my beer and wa.... Uh, wait a minute....)
ReplyDeleteInteresting, but a lousy idea in a wine with any sediment. Sure you could use one of those sediment catchers (kinda like a funnel except with a sealed spout and small drain holes about 5-10mm above the bottom) afterwards, but if you don't have a corkscrew what are the chances you'll have a filter?
Note: Don't try this with Champagne. ;)
ReplyDeleteInteresting... :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd if you want to know the science behind the magic:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3x2U4CaEs
And now that most wine bottles in Australia don't use corks anymore, they tell me this? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna get me a bottle of imported stuff to try this!
(well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)