Yes it can. I've opened a couple bottles of cava with the back of my bushy. Last time I cut myself though, so not doing it with anything that small again.
Opening wine bottles in the field
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Yes it can. I've opened a couple bottles of cava with the back of my bushy. Last time I cut myself though, so not doing it with anything that small again.
I bought a french Joddler for opening my bottles....small t bar handle with two slim pieces of metal just less than a corks width apart...gently slide them down the side of the cork level with the handle and rock it back and forth and the cork just pops out....small enough to fit in your wallet.
I use a 'Waiters Friend' that is certainly pre WW2, simple and just about the best design for opening a bottle of wine
This sort of thing http://www.bbr.com/product-70631-be...ver-corkscrew-blue?referring_site=google-base
This sort of thing http://www.bbr.com/product-70631-be...ver-corkscrew-blue?referring_site=google-base
For those of us that don't have trees in our kitchens, be warned, shoes make marks on white walls.
Great method for getting the cork out. I always used to push them in which was hard work and messy.
That's the best post I've seen for ages, Genius! Thanks for posting.
BTW, I don't know if anyone has already said this, but sabreage (SP?) only works with sparkiling wine. The force of the gas sprays any micro splinters clear of the neck. It looks cool but it's actually easy, you can use the back of a dinner knife. I hate to be nanny, but you should be very careful if you are doing this. I have a mate who sliced his forehead open when he bend down at a table full of decapitated champagne bottles. He came close to getting it in the eye. Sorry to be boring guys.
BTW, I don't know if anyone has already said this, but sabreage (SP?) only works with sparkiling wine. The force of the gas sprays any micro splinters clear of the neck. It looks cool but it's actually easy, you can use the back of a dinner knife. I hate to be nanny, but you should be very careful if you are doing this. I have a mate who sliced his forehead open when he bend down at a table full of decapitated champagne bottles. He came close to getting it in the eye. Sorry to be boring guys.
So none of you are into wine bottles with screw tops then lol. Solves the problem altogether, and the wine tastes exactly the same apparently......
Makes no difference to me.....I'm tee total lol
A bit off tangent, but do any of you slice bottles in half to make tumblers from them?
Makes no difference to me.....I'm tee total lol
A bit off tangent, but do any of you slice bottles in half to make tumblers from them?
Wine in a box is the way to go. No opener required. Once drunk you can use the cardboard to help light a fire and you can uses the bag inside as a pillow just inflate it to the desired size through the tap!
Sadly I don't think the sabre method works with non-sparkling wine (although brings a definite touch of class to Buckfast 
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I have seen ordinary (ie corks) bottles opened by banging the bottom into a nearby tree but (a) I don't think the tree would respond well and (b) you really don't want to open a decent bottle of wine that way.
Anyway, I can't believe you lot would forget a corkscrew, or at least a multi tool with one on
).I have seen ordinary (ie corks) bottles opened by banging the bottom into a nearby tree but (a) I don't think the tree would respond well and (b) you really don't want to open a decent bottle of wine that way.
Anyway, I can't believe you lot would forget a corkscrew, or at least a multi tool with one on
