5 Ways to Open Wine Without A Corkscrew

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You wouldn't let a little thing like not having a corkscrew stop you from enjoying that bottle of wine you just bought, right? Seriously, if MacGyver can light a fuse without a match or build a bomb out of a fire extinguisher, there has to be some kind of creative alternative to the corkscrew.

As it turns out, we found five. Watch these videos to see what lengths people will go to to open a bottle of wine in a pinch. If necessity isn't the mother of invention, the desire for a glass of wine certainly is.

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[extreme eugene]

08:45 PM on 02/07/2011

I once knew a girl who could suc the cork out of the bottle. She didn't even have to take the foil off first! She could also push the bottle half way down her throat and the wine would pour directly into her stomach. She was the life of the party.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

05:14 PM on 01/30/2011

With the changes we've seen in traveling by air, corkscrews haven't been an option for quite some time. I can't tell you how many times I sat in a hotel room with one of the hotel's complimentary pens - shoving that cork down into the bottle!

[abuginyoursoup]

12:39 AM on 01/29/2011

I only drink boxed wine and therefore never have this problem.
Oh, and being a wine connoisseur, I never let anything with a vintage of less than "two weeks" pass over my pampered palate...
My favorite varietals always have just a hint of grape...

[LaurieAnn]

11:59 PM on 01/29/2011

My wines never age longer than it takes me to get them home.  Except for the bottle of pinot I keep in the backseat in case I hit a deer.

[ontariogirl]

08:26 PM on 01/28/2011

Uh helllo......just poke the straw in the hole.

[steph81]

03:41 PM on 01/28/2011

i just unscrew the cap

[BebeLush]

04:19 PM on 01/28/2011

Well, depending on one's state of mind at the time, even that can be challenging.