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- Many people think opening a bottle of wine is a difficult process, but with the right tools, it is quick and easy.
- We break down how to open a wine bottle and offer up recommendations for great corkscrews that get the job done.
- Barvivo makes our favorite waiter's corkscrew, HiCoup makes a great affordable wing corkscrew, and Oster has the best electric wine opener for just $16.
Once you have opened a few bottles of wine, you'll realize the process is no big deal. Before that, you may well find the prospect so daunting that you stick to wine served in boxes or cans.
Don't worry, it's not just you: Lots of people think opening wine bottles is difficult and will pass the job onto someone more confident in their cork-pulling abilities whenever possible. Today, you will become that someone.
There are lots of ways to open a bottle of wine, many of which are decidedly unusual. You can tuck the bottle into a shoe and bang it against a wall. You can use a screw and a pair of pliers. You can slide a knotted shoelace down past the cork and then pop it out by force.
Or, of course, you can use one of the many dedicated cork-removing products available these days, such as classic waiter's corkscrew.
We'll get into the best wine opening tool options soon, but before we get to that, a quick reminder for those who truly are new to the wine bottle opening game: Make sure you cut away the foil or wax covering the cork before you try to pop the thing out. This is all the more true if you're using an electric corkscrew. The poor thing will have no idea what it's doing wrong. Consider investing in a foil cutter if you plan to start opening lots of wine bottles. You can also check out our guide to the best wine openers here.
Here's how to open a bottle of wine with every kind of corkscrew.
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