There is a film on the outside of the bottle mouth of wine, we call it a plastic cap, some are made of aluminum foil, and most of the bottle mouth is sealed with a cork. If you want to open a bottle of wine proficiently and quickly, you can learn with Mestia!

  step one

Wipe the wine bottle clean, and use a wine knife (or a special aluminum foil knife) to cut the rubber cap of the bottle mouth along the upper or lower edge of the bottle mouth. Cut off the plastic cap that seals the bottle mouth, pay attention to turning your hands, do not turn the bottle, if it is old wine, there will be normal precipitation at the bottom of the bottle, and turning the bottle will make the precipitation float. The bottle mouth of wine produced in some countries will have an opening tape, it is simple, just tear off the sealing tape. If you're not very skilled, you can use the knife a few more turns to remove a full glue cap neatly. If you don't have a wine knife, you can also use the tip of a corkscrew auger to slowly slice through the foil and remove the top portion of it, or tear it all off.

Step 2

After cutting off the bottle seal and removing the rubber cap, wipe the bottle mouth with a clean and non-scented soft cloth or napkin.

Step 3

Use the corkscrew to pull out the cork. Whether it's a simple plastic corkscrew or an expensive stainless steel double-rod corkscrew, there is an auger that drills through the cork. Holding the corkscrew, align the tip of the auger firmly in the center of the cork, then turn clockwise until deep enough. If it is a sleeve opener, you need to turn the sleeve in the opposite direction, and the cork can easily come out. If it is a double-lever bottle opener that uses the principle of leverage, just press the two wrenches down to the end.

Step 4

After the cork is pulled out, the professional service staff will smell the cork by the way to see if there is any peculiar smell to determine whether the wine has deteriorated. Finally, check whether there are cork chips falling off the mouth of the bottle, and then wipe it with a cloth and it can be poured. wine.

Be careful, it is best not to use a screw-type corkscrew to pull out the cork directly through the rubber cap. Doing so will have a very ugly bottle mouth, which is inconvenient when pouring wine out. After this layer of rubber caps, it is not very hygienic. So, everyone needs to put some effort into practicing the technique of opening the bottle.

Of course, there are no standards and techniques for pouring wine at home, just remember a few points:

Aim at the center of the wine glass and pour it slowly, only pouring 1/3 or half of the glass into the glass. This is very important, because dry wine cannot be filled. After you've poured enough dry wine, turn the bottle a little when you lift it to prevent dripping on the label or on the table.