Is there a trick to easily getting those new 'plastic' corks back into the wine bottle?!
Is there a trick to easily getting those new 'plastic' corks back into the wine bottle?
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2 days ago
Well, inviting more over to share is a great idea.!! But, I prefer a very dry, full-bodied red wine, and my friends like wines a little sweeter.
So, I always buy both, and always have some left.
2 days ago
Thanks! I just now bought the wine saver on Ebay..It is an updated model, and I will get another for a gift, if I like it.
Thanksalot!
Answers: 2 days ago
Well, inviting more over to share is a great idea.!! But, I prefer a very dry, full-bodied red wine, and my friends like wines a little sweeter.
So, I always buy both, and always have some left.2 days ago
Thanks! I just now bought the wine saver on Ebay..It is an updated model, and I will get another for a gift, if I like it.
Thanksalot! I can go one better than that:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/asin...
I would have thought you'd find them on sale in your local wine merchant's if you don't want to buy on-line.
Put the cap on and use the pump to vacuum a lot of the air out. It keeps better than if you'd just put the cork back in.
Doesn't work for sparkling wines though. The trick is to invite a friend or two over and drink the whole bottle...then you need not recork it! Not really ... if brute force doesn't work then there aren't too many good suggestions that will help more than they will hurt.
If you drink only an occasional bottle and have no spare corks, you may not be able to do too much right now. Since the wine won't keep long now that it is open, try a piece of plastic wrap and a rubber band for a quick temporary closure.
Beyond that ... consider the following:
Get yourself a set of reusable stoppers. I got some nice metal ones with rubber ends at the local discount store (about $10 for a set of three in a decorative wood holder.)
Save undamaged corks from previous bottles. Natural cork works best. I use a "rabbit" cork remover since it does almost no damage to the cork when it removed. Hint: Use the cork the opposite way it was originally inserted into a bottle. They sell sets of pretty stainless steel cork replacers(as I call them). Some people break the cork and have to dig it out, or have trouble taking it in and out to serve. I saw these sets on sale at ABC liquors a few days ago. They are quite pretty and add to your table, they also are airtight so they will keep your wine fresh for as long as necessary.
Whay time should I be there, I'll bring the spinach dip and crackers. Twist and push down at the same time. I got a pair of those stoppers that have a pointed end, and a rubber thingie (that's a technical term) with several rings. So the rubber thingie will fit in a variety of sizes of bottle necks.
Then I stopped drinking wine. Go figure. If you can't drink it all don't buy it!! No really sand it down, put it in hot water then in the freezer, it will srink and fit. The whole operation should take only 15 min.