Is there a way to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew?

Sword

Heat the bottle over your stove, and wait…

OP - where are you? it's 7:49am where i am...

I’d microwave it.

We've heard you can suck the chrome off a bumper, so why not just use your mouth?

Go out and buy a corkscrew.

Or push the cork into the bottle.

“Or push the cork into the bottle.“

It’s like fisting.

I’ve witnessed my friends doing the shoe method- it worked

Time for you to dry out, OP.

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I tried the "shoe method" but got nowhere.

Also, I was afraid to break the bottle.

Maybe a Hoover mouth can get it off.

Youtube

Thank you R13!

I'm going to try the lighter method.

Wish me luck.

Kaboom!

Just buy screw tops!!

I'm guessing OP isn't one of the DLers with multimillions in his retirement account.

This is why I buy wine by the box.

Shoot it with a shotgun.

I've been in your situation (camping) and I've found that pushing the cork in is indeed the simplest approach.

It's easier if you use a paring knife with a sharp point to dig and whittle away at the cork a third or so of the way down to make it easier to push in.

Next time, OP...screw top.

[quote]No tools or kitchen appliances of any sort.

No stove or fridge?

I've been there. Sharp pair of scissors, and you basically snip, nip and dig your way through the cork. Enough that you can at least pour some out. Don't try to shove a cork down that hasn't been at least pierced all the way through. Great way to break the neck of the bottle and then you are really fucked. Just dig your pour hole. It's tedious but it works.

I'm assuming you don't have a drill in the house, or a forgotten corkscrew attachment on your pocket knife?

Smash the neck of the bottle against a hard surface.

Push the cork in with the end of a wooden spoon.

R24 is a. Alcoholic 🍷

This is why I buy Thunderbird

I tried technique #1 from R13's link and ended up getting badly burned on my right thumb and forefinger.

That video should stress the use of a long lighter, rather than a short lighter.

I used a short cigarette lighter to hold against the bottle, and that lasted for less than a minute before my lighter overheated and broke.

My fingers got burned from the heat and I ended up with stinging burns from the hot lighter.

I had to ice down my finger and after it cooled down, I had two large burn blisters on my fingers.

Do not use a regular lighter for that technique!

Slice off the neck of the bottle with your regimental sword, silly!

Op it’s odd that your computer worked to post on dl but wouldn’t allow you to simply Google the question.

R31 is so fun at parties!

R32 is the sort of person who expects information to be served up on a platter rather than typing a few simple keystrokes.

[bold]NO WIRE HANGERS OP![/bold]

[quote]forgotten corkscrew attachment on your pocket knife?

Carrying a pocket knife is the straight man equivalent of "buying a hat" from "Ladies Who Lunch."

This why I always have a Leatherman in my car.

Break the bottle, have a glass of wine, and then use the jagged edge to cut a bitch.

You gave it a go, R29. That’s what really matters.

Take this as a sign that you need to move back into mom’s basement.

R32 if your idea of a party is sitting around polluting the air with inane questions that could easily otherwise be answered, it’s true, I would be no fun at your party.

You need a knife and something hard , like a piece of wood or a heavy book you don't mind banging up. Introduce the knife in the cork as far deep as it lets you, then start banging with whatever hard surface you could get on the top of the knife handle, use short, hard (but not too hard) strikes until you sense it start to give, then continue to hit it but more softly. Eventually the cork will go down the bottle and after a couple of attempts it should let you pour it.

Do this on the floor for safety.

I've used a Bic pen to push the cork into the bottle, rags handy after the 1st time. Bought a corkscrew at 16.

This is why I buy Alberto VO5.

[quote]You need a knife and something hard , like a piece of wood or a heavy book you don't mind banging up.

Or a hammer and a chopstick

I can’t picture the shoe trick at all.