You just bought a great bottle of wine and you can’t wait to crack it open.  You head to the kitchen, open up the drawer and guess what you find, or don’t in this case, a CORKSCREW!!!  Does that stop you from enjoying that bottle of wine?  Not anymore! Here are a few tricks on how to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.

Screw, Screwdriver, and a Hammer

1. You need a long screw.  Insert it into the corkscrew and leave about 1/4 to 1/2 inch sticking out of the cork.
2. Grab the screw with the nail-end of a hammer and gently pry the cork up and out.
3. Enjoy your wine!

In this 2 part video demonstration we show you how to open a bottle of wine with these three tools.  

Step 1

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Step 2

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A Wire Hanger

1. Take a wire hanger and untwist till you have a straight piece of metal wire.
2. Use pliers to make a small hook with the last half inch until it makes an angle of about 30 degrees.
3. Push the wire down beside the cork until the little hook is below the cork.
4. Rotate the hook 90 degrees and pull.
5. Enjoy your wine!

Shoe Method (Ever seen the Modern Family Episode?)

1. Take a shoe and place the bottom of bottle securely inside.
2. Keeping the wine firmly inside the shoe hit the shoe against a sturdy wall (I suggest using one on the outside of a building unless you don’t mind chipping some paint)
3. Keep hitting until you see the cork poking out of the top then pull it out.
4. Enjoy your Wine!