How to Replace Bottle Stoppers
Unless you finish off every bottle of wine you open in one sitting, you will inevitably find yourself with leftover wine and a bit of logistical problem --- how to squeeze the cork, now swelled, back into the bottle. First, ditch the cork -- it's not the best preservation method. Second, get thee a bottle stopper. There are many decorative and functional bottle stoppers available for purchase at your local wine or home furnishing store, and by following a few steps just after you open that bottle of wine, you can replace the original cork stopper and safely keep your wine well preserved until it's time for the next round. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Hold the bottle stopper by its top. The top of the bottle stopper will have a decorative element, such as a knob or a bead. The bottom of the bottle stopper will have a rubber plug. Holding the stopper by its top, set the rubber plug in the opening of the wine bottle.
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Gently push down on the stopper, as to not disturb the decoration on top. Keep pushing until the rubber stop is completely within the wine bottle. Only the decorative top of the wine bottle should be above the bottle.
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Slightly twist the bottle stopper clockwise until it is firmly secured in the top of the wine bottle.
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Tips & Warnings
There are many types of bottle stoppers available. Shop around and find one that best fits your taste and style.
Do not press down too hard on your replacement bottle stopper. You want to be able to remove the bottle stopper at a later date, and you do not want to break the wine bottle.
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- Photo Credit wine bottle image by Alistair Dick from Fotolia.com
