Oct 20 2009
Proper Use of a Wine Opener
Many regular wine drinkers are in reality not opening their wine correctly and they do not even know it. There is a specific manner in which you should be using your wine bottle opener, so to ensure that you are operating your wine opener properly henceforth, here are the rules by which you should abide.
Uncorking Your Wine
When you desire to open your bottle of wine, the first thing you need, of course, is your wine opener. No matter whether you are all alone or are among a large group of people, you will want to be certain that you are properly opening the bottle so that you do not spill any of the wine.
To begin, using the blade part of the corkscrew, cut the foil or plastic which has been used to wrap the top of the bottle and which covers the cork. Make certain to be careful, particularly if you are using the wine opener for the first time, because it is very easy to get a serious cut and that is really not what you want.
Having dealt with the wrapping, you need to shut the blade and if there has been any spillage, wipe the cork with a wet napkin. Doing so will clear off any drops of wine that may have leaked out and will also clean off any dirt which could have soiled the cork prior to your having the opportunity to open it.
Next, you will pull open the corkscrew spiral, the twisty part which screws into the cork, and which serves as the wine opener. Grasp the wine bottle by the neck with your non-dominant hand and make certain that your grasp is very firm. You then twist the corkscrew into the cork as close to the very middle as you can, remembering that a very common error is to not screw the spiral in sufficiently, which will surely tear the cork when you are pulling it out.
Educating yourself in the proper use of a wine opener can certainly seem threatening, but with some practice you will find it to be as simple as riding a bicycle and you will be set to impress your associates.
