How To Remove A Cork From A Corkscrew

As a wine lover, you must expect to come across multiple corkscrew designs.

Every corkscrew you come across has a method of operation that you have to follow to get the most out of it.

It’s only natural that you would develop a preference with so many choices.

After opening a bottle of wine, the next step is removing the cork from the corkscrew.

You can expect to have an easy time with this part regardless of the nature of the corkscrew.

What You Need To Know About Corks

Three are different types of corks for various wines—the most common type is an all-natural cork, composite cork, and synthetic cork.

Often the corks have a capsule made of metal or plastic.

Remove the top capsule to ensure that you have an easy time with the cork.

Uncorking without the cover reduces the chances of breaking if the cork is weak.

You can tell about the state of your wine by looking at the state of the cork.

The ease you have removing a cork from a corkscrew depends on how you employ the process.

Let’s take a look at how to uncork different types of corkscrews.

Pulling a Cork from a Simple Corkscrew

A simple corkscrew has a T-shape design. It has two main parts, a T-shape handle and a metallic spiral worm.

You can already tell from its appearance that it is pretty easy to use.

Keep in mind that the way you go about using it determines how easy you have to remove the cork from it.

Here is how you go about using it.

• Step 1: Unwrap the foil from the top of the wine bottle. Next, push the top of the corkscrew to the center of the cork. Targeting the entree of the cork eliminates the chance of damaging the cork or sticking.
• Step 2: Proceed to twist the cork in a clockwise direction. The goal is to get the spiral fully buried into the cork.
• Step 3: Grip the handle and start pulling to get the cork out from the bottle.
• Step 4: Turn the cork in a clockwise manner to detach it from the corkscrew.

Pulling a Cork from a Lever Corkscrew

You are likely to find lever corkscrews in restaurants and cafes.

Lever screws are somewhat heavy-duty, thus the preference.

As much as they are efficient, the only thing about them is that they occupy more space than simple corkscrews.

The initial steps of removing a cork from the bottle are essential.

Follow every step correctly to ensure you have an easy time getting the cork out of the corkscrew.

Here is how you should go about the whole process.

• Step 1: Center the corkscrew on the wine bottle. This step is easy because most Lever corkscrews have automatic centering ability.
• Step 2: Ensure that the lever completely pierces the cork.
• Step 3: Start moving the lever up. Doing this pulls up the cork as well.
• Step 4: To remove the cork, turn the cork in the opposite direction on the spiral.

Pulling a Cork from An Ah- So Wine Opener

There is also the risk of a cork crumbling before you even pull it from a bottle.

Such a case is particularly possible if the cork is old.

Crumbled pieces of the cork could make it into the wine bottle and interfere with the flavors in your wine.

The Ah-So wine opener takes care of corks that are likely to crumble.

You should consider using this corkscrew if you know that you have a bottle of wine with a broken corkscrew.

Its main feature is two uneven length prongs, unlike a more traditional spiral.

To use it, you have to insert the prongs on the edge of the cork.

Here is how you proceed next.

• Step 1: Start by inserting the long prong between the cork and bottle.
• Step 2: Insert the shorter prong after pushing the longer one a bit.
• Step 3: Proceed to rock the corkscrew back and forth gently but firmly. You do this while driving eth prongs deeper into the bottle.
• Step 4: Do it carefully to avoid pushing the cork into the bottle. It could counter the whole process.
• Step 5: On reaching the end, twist and pull the corkscrew upwards to pull out the cork.
• Step 6: You can pull the damaged cork away from the corkscrew from there.

Conclusion

Using a corkscrew is easy as long as you follow the steps correctly.

All you have to do is identify the right kind of corkscrew to use.

Damaged corkscrews require precision.

So that you don’t experience much trouble with a damaged cork ensure that you turn it anti-clockwise.

This kind of motion allows the cork to detach from the corkscrew without breaking apart.