14 life hacking for wine lovers

How cool drink, open a bottle of wine to wash and stain, if something went wrong.

There is nothing better than a good glass of wine after a long day and a delicious dinner. And nothing should spoil the fun, whether it got lost somewhere in a tailspin, not had time to cool a bottle or a favorite spot of red on the sleeve of an expensive shirt.

How to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew

With tape

1. Push the cork into the bottle with something long and strong, like a pencil.
2. Fold the strip in half loop down and move it under the cork so that the cork vertically standing on the tape.
3. With one hand, hold the bottle, and the second - both ends of the tape.
4. Strongly pull the ends of the ribbon until until pull out the plug.

With the help of the boot

1. Insert bottle in boots and firmly onto the bottom of the bottle to the insole.
2. With one hand, hold the bottle neck and the other take the shoes by the nose.
3. Tap sole of the shoe against the wall or floor. Once the cork will pop out from the bottle and weakened, pull it out.

How cool wine

Wet paper towels

Wrap the bottle in a wet paper towel and place it in the freezer for 10 minutes.

The ice and salt

To quickly cool the wine, put the bottle in a bucket with ice and salt. Salt lowers the freezing point, so when the ice will melt, get more cold water, which quickly cool the wine.

frozen grapes

Freeze a few grapes and use them instead of ice cubes. Wine remains cold and undiluted.

How to keep an open wine

The right temperature

Red wine should be stored at a temperature not higher than 20 ° C. Do not keep the wine in the draft or in direct sunlight, and store the bottles in a horizontal position.

clog bottle

Plug the bottle stopper every time after a filled glass. If you then remove the wine in the fridge, it will stay fine there 3-5 days.

freeze

Pour the wine residues in the molds for ice and freeze. Wine ice can be used in the preparation of various dishes.

How to deduce stains from red wine

Milk

While wine stain has not had time to dry, pour on it a little milk and let it soak. An hour later, rinse the clothes with water.

Salt

Immediately after the wine has got on a cloth, sprinkle the stain with sodium chloride. As soon as the salt will absorb the wine, brush it clean off.

Shaving cream

If the stain has had time to dry out, put on his shaving cream, and then wash the item in hot water.

Cat litter

Pour the stain filler layer at least 1 cm and push it so that it is firmly pressed against the fabric. Then remove the filler from the fabric using a vacuum cleaner.