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How to Open a Wine Bottle With a Shoe

Ever been stuck at a party where someone’s walked off with the corkscrew and there’s a table full of unopened wine? Or perhaps you were ‘stuck’ as we recently were at winemaker dinner, unable to find a waiter or sommelier, and an industrious pal (Dagan Ministero of Terroir) whipped off his shoe, put the base of the bottle in it, and started slamming it against a brick wall until the cork slid out. The Daily Sip has a demonstration from an intern of this very technique, and we bring it to you today.


No corkscrew, no problem [The Daily Sip]

How to Open a Wine Bottle With a Shoe