How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew
So how can you open a bottle without one?
Of course, you don’t need a corkscrew to open the champagne – sabrage is just showing off. “I saw it done once. It was great, but the wine went everywhere,” Caplan says. “But there are many ways to open a bottle without a corkscrew.”
Hold the top of the bottle firmly in one hand. “Then push the cork into the bottle with the square end of the chopstick. Hold the cork inside the bottle with the chopstick when you pour, to stop it bobbing into the neck.”
Remove the foil from the bottle, put the bottom in a shoe – one with a sturdy sole works better than a trainer – and bang it against a wall.