How to Open Wine With Your Shoe

For the next time you leave home without a corkscrew
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 18, 2010 2:42 PM CDT

No corkscrew? No problem. Pat Kiernan of Pat’s Papers tests a French technique he uncovered using a shoe to do the job instead. Insert the bottom of a bottle of wine into a shoe for cushioning, then simply bang it against a wall. Pressure builds and eventually forces the cork out. Did it work for Pat? Watch the video to find out.
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