Watch this Foodbeast video, titled "10 Unconventional Ways To Open A Wine Bottle," and learn how to adapt without a corkscrew. Or you can purposely lose the corkscrew, and impress your friends with your knowledge.
Some of the methods shown in the clip are are better known than others, but a few in there might surprise you. However, for the love of Merlot, DO NOT attempt the blow torch. That's in there for comic effect. (We hope.)
And for those wanting to pursue the art of quirky bottle-opening further, might we introduce you to the syringe and coat hanger methods?
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