Cork on Wine bottle cant be removed

Dots1982

So i can’t remove a cork from a wine bottle, its not stubborn. I just twist the cork screw in like normal and when i open it by pushing the corkscrew arms down it just slides back out.

So anyone have a fix on this?

odyssey06

Can you force the cork down into the wine? Then just pour out around it?

odyssey06

More suggestions here
https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Broken-Cork

punisher5112

Smash off a wall, drill a hole into the cork or as above push cork down

Is the cork damaged? One approach is wrapping a towel around base of bottle, then tapping the base firmly against a hard surface until the wine itself pushes the cork out.

wexie

Dots1982 wrote: »

So i can’t remove a cork from a wine bottle, its not stubborn. I just twist the cork screw in like normal and when i open it by pushing the corkscrew arms down it just slides back out.

So anyone have a fix on this?

Depends on the kind of opener you have. If it's one like these :



Try holding the twisty bit at the top (may need an extra hand for this) while pushing the legs down.

If it's just coming back up without turning then the cork is getting damaged.
Might need to use a pair of tongs

(or the back of a spoon)

Dots1982

Cheers for the suggestions, still stuck. I’ll let ye know.

archer22

I find the openers that pump air into the bottle to be the best of all.