I opened a bottle with a swiss army knife corkscrew once to see if it was a difficult as it appeared and it was an adventure. Maybe with some practice it would be easisr, but it shredded the cork because the tiny handle was hard to keep straight and the pulling action was hard to keep straight. Had to use one of the screws that sits on the lip to keep itself straight to get the rest of the cork out.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

This is hard to read as a Frenchman. Opening a wine bottle is a basic life skill you learn as a child there, and a Swiss army knife corkscrew is a fine tool to get that job done easily. I can also get the job done with just a shoe (like a sneaker) if needed (except I've stopped drinking). I get it, it's our speciality, but still it's strange to read about not being able to get it done with a Swiss army knife, no diss intended!

[–] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 23 hours ago

You are supposed to use your hand as leverage to lever it up the first quarter inch or so, like a traditional wine key. Then pull from there.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Back in the bad old punk rock days, when we had wine on sale from Aldi, we'd jam the cork into the bottle with a screwdriver and catch most of the spray in the mouth. It was an art. Then drink directly from bottle as usual.