How to open red wine?
How to open red wine? How to open wine? Open method.
1. Use a thick book and a thick phone book. Place the book on the wall, hold it down with one hand; hold the bottle with the other hand, and smash the bottom of the bottle against the center of the book or phone book. Keep the intensity moderate and the speed even. If you observe carefully, you will see the cork slowly rising outward automatically.
2. Cut off the bottle cap, lay a piece of cloth on the wall, hold the wine bottle in your hand, and gently hit the cloth on the wall with the bottom of the bottle. The cork will slowly push outward. When the bottle is nearly halfway filled, place the bottle on the table. After the bubbles disappear, slowly pull out the cork. If there are no walls, you can also hit the bottom of the bottle with your knees or the soles of your shoes.
Once the cork is partially ejected, it can be pulled out with your hands or pliers. Or you can continue banging rhythmically until the entire cork is ejected. If you want to open a bottle of carbonated beverage (such as champagne or beer), let it sit for 10-15 minutes before opening.
Note: Use appropriate force when tapping. Just before the wine cork comes out, stop beating and pull out the wine cork with your hands.
3. Take out a screw and a pair of pliers, drive part of the screw into the cork, and leave the other part outside. Use the pliers to tighten the screw and pull it out together with the cork.
Put red wine in warm water, and the air in the bottle will expand, which will also accelerate the movement of the red wine cork. When part of the cork comes out, you can use a knife or screwdriver to pry it out.
4. Use a fruit knife or a serrated knife (note: the blade should not be too wide or too narrow. It should be just enough to penetrate into the cork but not scratch the edge of the cork. ). Drive the blade into the center of the cork, trying to avoid nicking the edges. Hold the bottleneck with one hand and slowly turn the handle of the knife to drive the cork to turn together; do not use too much force when turning. Then slowly lift the handle of the knife upwards and slowly pull out the cork.
5. Find a shoelace or other strong rope, tie a knot at one end of the strap, use a strong steel needle to bring the strap to the bottom of the cork, take out the steel needle, and pull the strap outward with force. , driving the cork to be pulled out together.
6. Get two paper clips and a pen. Straighten the paper clip part, keeping the bend at both ends. Insert two paper clips into the bottle from the gap between the cork and the mouth of the bottle until one end of the paper clip is lower than the cork. Rotate the paper clip and hook it onto the cork. Wrap the other end of the paper clip firmly, insert the pen into the wrapped part, pull up, and slowly pull out the cork.
Many people who drink wine for the first time don’t know how to open it. Many hotels and restaurants have already prepared it, so we don’t need to open it ourselves. The whole process of opening wine requires Note that because wine has been stored for a long time, and some wines are wax-sealed, it is not just a matter of simply using a wine corkscrew when opening them, but you also need to understand the entire process.
Will wax-sealed wine be of higher quality?
In fact, in addition to wine being wax-sealed, many foods also use wax-sealing technology. Edam cheese, for example, is famous for the bright red wax seal on the outside. The wax seal is a processing technology that increases the shelf life and facilitates long-distance shipping.
Wax sealing is a traditional bottle sealing method
In the 5th century AD, the Romans also began to use red oak as bottle caps and seal them with fire paint. At that time, the most common methods used as lids for wine jugs and jars were to use paint or plaster of paris, and drip oil on the surface of the wine (to reduce the contact between the wine and CO2). In the European Middle Ages, watercolor paintings all described the use of twisted cloth or leather products to plug wine jugs or wine bottles, and sometimes wax was added to ensure a tight seal.
Wax seal is a traditional bottle sealing method. Wax seal can effectively prevent the contact between air and wine and reduce the oxidation rate of wine. Of course, because of this, the wine grows faster in the bottle and can be stored relatively longer. In the current situation where bottle sealing technology is more developed, the traditional method of sealing bottles with wax has become rare, and the methods of using heat shrink caps and tin caps have become more and more common. The wax sealing method is usually used for red wines with strong growth potential in the future.
In other words, it is expected that a bottle of wine can last for a longer period of time.
The quality of wax sealing may not necessarily be cool
Although wax sealing red wines only have a certain effect on red wines with strong development potential in recent years, some red wine manufacturers are trying to provide customers with Show the retro style of hand-made wine, allowing customers to experience the tradition of wine, or simply put effort into the packaging to attract customers, and also use wax seals. From a quality point of view, consumers need to be more cautious when looking at wax-sealed wine. It is too simple to judge a bottle of wine simply from the wax seal, or it is too simple to judge a bottle of wine, or it is necessary to comprehensively analyze it from all angles. judge.
How to correctly open a bottle of wax-sealed wine
Method 1. Use a seahorse knife to open the lid directly
? Choose a seahorse knife
? Point the tip of the hippocampus knife at a position slightly offset from the center of the bottle
? Drill the tip into the bottle cap in the same way as opening the cork. When the hippocampus knife drills into the bottle cap, it will If part of the wax glue cracks, remember to wipe it clean with a damp cotton towel
? After wiping it clean, tighten it again and keep the lid open as usual. Remember to wipe the bottle clean with a cotton towel from time to time. Stopper
? When most of the bottle cap is removed, just unscrew the stopper manually
? After opening the bottle, the remaining wax can still be seen at the stopper. Glue is perfect for personal collection
This method of opening the lid is simple and crude, and it still has certain risks in actual operation. Because not all wax-sealed wines are concave in the middle like the one in the picture. Sometimes some wax-sealed wine bottles will have a certain inclination at the cork, so it is difficult to know the exact direction of drilling during operation. In addition, with a layer of wax, it is difficult to achieve success without strength. Even if the drill is drilled in, it is very likely to be crooked, which may easily cause the cork to break when opening the cap. Moreover, the wax itself is relatively slippery, and it may be possible if you are not careful. It will scratch yourself; in addition, if you are not careful, the wax glue falls into the wine, which may also damage the appearance, even the aroma and taste of the red wine.
More importantly, the above method is obviously only suitable for spiral wine corkscrews and is not suitable for old wine corkscrews. However, many wax-sealed wines have reached a certain "age". For an old wine, this method will definitely cause the cork to break or even fall into the bottle. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to use this method at this time.
Method 2: Warm the wax seal to soften it
Experienced sommeliers usually warm the wax seal first and wait until it softens before opening the bottle with red wine actual operation of the device. This is because the wax glue is not resistant to high temperatures and will melt when heated slightly, so it generally only needs to be heated for about 30 seconds. After cleaning the wax glue, the cork will appear in front of your eyes. At this time, you can open the cap using the usual capping method.
It is worth mentioning that because sealing wax melts easily at higher temperatures, it is even more critical to store red wine at a suitable temperature. In order to store wine in wax-sealed bottles as quickly as possible, it is best to store the wine in a cool and dark place while maintaining a certain humidity.