How to Open a Wine Bottle Without a Cork Screw

Use a screw and pliers to open a wine bottle.

If you have people over and you realize you don’t have a cork screw to open the wine, it can be pretty embarrassing. Don’t fret, however. You can open the wine with a few tools you may already have around the house. You may want to move out of sight of your guests first, however. Does this Spark an idea?

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Self-tapping screw
Pliers

Instructions

- 1
  
  Screw a screw into the cork. Make sure it's the self-tapping kind of screw that has a pointy end. If the end is flat like some screws, it won’t work.
- 2
  
  Pull screw and cork out with the pliers. Needle nose pliers might be needed and the deeper into the cork the screw is, the easier it will be to pull out without breaking. Regular pliers might be too bulky.
- 3
  
  Serve the wine once you remove the cork.

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CaitlinSaldanha Sep 10, 2011
whoa cool
CaitlinSaldanha Sep 10, 2011
whoa cool
Vinson L Mar 24, 2011
ah ha im gonna try this.
Afloral Feb 18, 2008
This is fabulous! I love it!
Natalie Hernandez Feb 16, 2008
Great idea! Next time I may have to give this a try!

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