You’re having a picnic at the park or you just moved into a new place and just as you're about to open a bottle of wine: Uh oh, where’s the corkscrew? Did you forget to grab it from your bar? Is it ...
Pushing the cork into the bottle is the best way to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew. You can also use a lighter, a shoe, or even a bike pump.
Keep the bottle of Champagne at a 45-degree angle and turn the bottle, not the cork. There should be a fizzle, but no pop.
A Virginia resident experienced a wine bottle explosion at home, prompting an investigation into proper wine storage and potential product defects. Winemaker Alan Thibault advises storing wine ...