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No corkscrew? Don’t do this. At least, not to old Port.

Perhaps this approach would be safer?

Fear both may only work w cheap corks. Still pretty cool, especially the shoe one.

I first came across the shoe truck via a different, older YouTube video. The new one seems to have gone viral this week and has cropped up in various feeds apart from here. Seems a reasonably horrific way to open a bottle. The second one makes a lot more sense. If the cork is likely to break, chances are it's a bottle you're going to decant anyway; in which case why not just push the cork in..?

I think i first saw this in one of Griff's old posts in 2012.

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6381&p=52389#p52389]here[/url], griff wrote:I think all avenues have been suggested. However for some light amusement here are two of my favourite ways of opening wine without a corkscrew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHTADX5nxT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZQVvovxTSU

i) Mr Bistro Bordeaux is extremely classy. No need to decant that one!

ii) The next time I am buying Prosecco for spritzes I will obviously try this with one of my heavy Sabatier knives. But I couldn't help feeling that all those slo-mo shots of spurting champagne looked a bit, well! suggestive.

DRT wrote:Perhaps this approach would be safer?

As Miguel mentioned. The cork he used was a synthetic cork which are soft centered but harder at the outside. I wonder if you could drive a key into a real cork stopper like that?

Andy Velebil wrote:

DRT wrote:Perhaps this approach would be safer?

As Miguel mentioned. The cork he used was a synthetic cork which are soft centered but harder at the outside. I wonder if you could drive a key into a real cork stopper like that?

You might have to use your shoe to hammer it in.

djewesbury wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:

DRT wrote:Perhaps this approach would be safer?

As Miguel mentioned. The cork he used was a synthetic cork which are soft centered but harder at the outside. I wonder if you could drive a key into a real cork stopper like that?

You might have to use your shoe to hammer it in.

I think this could make for an excellent evening in the Bung Hole: JDAW with his shoe off in one corner; DRT at the table blistering his palms by driving his keys into a cork; RAYC swinging a sabre at a bottle of champagne; and AHB heating some port tongs (improvised from a fireside companion set) in a coal brazier.
Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

djewesbury wrote:Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

An excellent idea.

Does anyone know an artist?

jdaw1 wrote:No corkscrew? Don’t do this. At least, not to old Port.

Why not? It seems to do the trick, or are you concerned that the shoe trick might disturb the sediment?

I have a friend who always saber old port.

I thought the point of the sabering was that it only worked because of the pressure of the champagne in the bottle. How does it work with port?

Yes, I do know an artist who could draw our heraldic badge. I will speak to him.

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

An excellent idea.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

An excellent idea.

hmm.

Distort the glass into the shape of a shield. Slightly lower the liquid, and move the TPF into the shield/glass, just above the liquid.

djewesbury wrote:I thought the point of the sabering was that it only worked because of the pressure of the champagne in the bottle. How does it work with port?

The saber does all the work but if you want the cut-off piece to fly in a nice arc in the are you need the pressure. If you are more concerned about getting into the bottle, leaving the cork intact, you may very well saber port. I have only sabered champagne though.

jdaw1 wrote:Distort the glass into the shape of a shield. Slightly lower the liquid, and move the TPF into the shield/glass, just above the liquid.

djewesbury wrote:I think this could make for an excellent evening in the Bung Hole: JDAW with his shoe off in one corner; DRT at the table blistering his palms by driving his keys into a cork; RAYC swinging a sabre at a bottle of champagne; and AHB heating some port tongs (improvised from a fireside companion set) in a coal brazier.
Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

We are at cross-purposes.

djewesbury wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Distort the glass into the shape of a shield. Slightly lower the liquid, and move the TPF into the shield/glass, just above the liquid.

djewesbury wrote:I think this could make for an excellent evening in the Bung Hole: JDAW with his shoe off in one corner; DRT at the table blistering his palms by driving his keys into a cork; RAYC swinging a sabre at a bottle of champagne; and AHB heating some port tongs (improvised from a fireside companion set) in a coal brazier.
Perhaps we could have this scene translated into a heraldic badge?

We are at cross-purposes.

I prefer Daniel's suggestion. The glass and letters would not convey the heroic nature of our self-sacrificing endeavours.

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I've seen a few tricks with corks and wine bottles, but never seen this one before! Not sure it would be suitable for a vintage, although in a real emergency, I guess 'needs must' as they say!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMMdN4AFtqE