You don't have to drink wine to benefit from today's incredible tip! (I use the opened bottles for ice tea.) Don't miss today's lively, one minute demonstration on how to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew.
le tire-bouchon (teer-boo-shohn)
: corkscrew
Un tire-bouchon est un ustensile utilisé pour tirer le bouchon en liège naturel ou reconstitué d'une bouteille. A corkscrew is a utensil used for pulling out the natural or reconstituted cork from a bottle.
(Only, what do you do when you can't find your corkscrew?…)
HOW TO OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE WITHOUT A CORKSCREW
or Comment ouvrir une bouteille de vin sans Tire-Bouchon
No corkscrew? No problem! Try Kristin's tip and learn how to open a bottle of wine with a paperback! Many people have tried the "no corkscrew" stunt with a shoe, but no one has attempted it with a handy-dandy book.
And not just any book….
To open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, you need two things:
- 1 tender book on France (this one here really does the trick)
- 1 powerful bottle of French wine (Domaine Rouge-Bleu "Mistral" )
Ready? Watch Kristi's one minute video demonstration (click right here). Using her latest book, she'll drive out that cork in under twenty whacks! You've got to see it to believe it!
Note: no trucages or special effects were used! This video records my very first attempt, no practice runs were used! Watch the bottle closely. With each slam of the book, the cork raises from the bottle. Tip: synthetic corks may be more difficult than liège, or natural cork oak.
You Can Do it! (Vas-Y! Tu Peux le Faire!)
My son snickered (that's Max you hear in the video background). My husband said it could not be done. Even I began to have doubts. But perseverance won out! Thanks for sharing this video with a friend who loves wine or books (or cool tricks). Meantime, never lose hope. If you think you can do something, try!
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"Corkscrews." Who needs a tire-bouchon when a paperback will do? One of these newly-delivered books was sacrificed in today's video demonstration. Good news: it fared well! Only a dozen rainbow-shaped imprints across the cover, each with "lifted dots" from the bottles design. When I open the back cover of the book, and run my hand over the surface, it feels like reading braille. I wonder, just what are those imprints saying? I believe they're whispering bon courage!
Book Giveaway!
Win the copy of First French Essais used in today's video demonstration! Here's how:
- Share today's video and give it a thumbs up on YouTube
- Leave a comment here in the comments box, telling me where you shared the video or post (in an email, on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, or some other place we haven't thought of…).
Entries accepted until April 1st! Thank you for helping me get the word out about my First French Essais. And good luck–bonne chance!–winning this very original and sentimental copy. I hope to send it to you with pretty French stamps, directly from France!
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Hi Kristin, Posted on Facebook and thumbs up on You Tube. Have shared with my french friends too. l have your other two books also. Fun reads. Good luck with your latest venture.
Hi Kristin, Posted on Facebook and thumbs up on You Tube. Have shared with my french friends too. l have your other two books also. Fun reads. Good luck with your latest venture.
Just shared on face book!
Just shared on face book!
Oops…did the thumbs up and wanted to tell you that I am enjoying your new book!
Oops…did the thumbs up and wanted to tell you that I am enjoying your new book!
several times in the past this would have been so helpful. now I always travel with a tire-bouchon in my toiletries bag.
I shared this video by email.
several times in the past this would have been so helpful. now I always travel with a tire-bouchon in my toiletries bag.
I shared this video by email.
I shared your cute trick with my wine-drinking friends. I am now reading First French Essais and enjoying very much. The pictures and the French Vocabulary are nice touches.
I shared your cute trick with my wine-drinking friends. I am now reading First French Essais and enjoying very much. The pictures and the French Vocabulary are nice touches.
Bonjour, Kristin,
I shared the video to my Facebook page … and added a plug for my daughter and son-in-law’s (Hallie & Didier) wine importing and distribution business, Nomadic Distribution, since I’ll be using one of their wine bottles to test your technique. Merci! This is a great tip as I don’t always have a opener with me, but a book … yes!
Gabrielle Tsabag
Los Angeles
Bonjour, Kristin,
I shared the video to my Facebook page … and added a plug for my daughter and son-in-law’s (Hallie & Didier) wine importing and distribution business, Nomadic Distribution, since I’ll be using one of their wine bottles to test your technique. Merci! This is a great tip as I don’t always have a opener with me, but a book … yes!
Gabrielle Tsabag
Los Angeles
I just posted your video on my Provence Properties facebook page and gave a thumb’s up on you tube (too bad they didn’t offer a Big thumbs up!) hoping you sell tons of books!! Your stories are a treat and I can’t wait to read your latest.
I just posted your video on my Provence Properties facebook page and gave a thumb’s up on you tube (too bad they didn’t offer a Big thumbs up!) hoping you sell tons of books!! Your stories are a treat and I can’t wait to read your latest.
Love the video…and you are way too cute. The second comment by Nan Morrissette is very clever and witty. She should win a copy!!! Thumbs up and shared via email with my husband and friends that are involved in a start up wine business. Blue skies to you!!!
Love the video…and you are way too cute. The second comment by Nan Morrissette is very clever and witty. She should win a copy!!! Thumbs up and shared via email with my husband and friends that are involved in a start up wine business. Blue skies to you!!!
Never at a loss for words and ideas and we love it……St. Simons Island, GA
Never at a loss for words and ideas and we love it……St. Simons Island, GA
I just posted your brave video on Facebook!
I already have your first three books and been readign your blog from the beginning! Always happy to share my find (you!) with others ! Only two so far this year.
I just posted your brave video on Facebook!
I already have your first three books and been readign your blog from the beginning! Always happy to share my find (you!) with others ! Only two so far this year.
Shared the video with all my Oenophiles on FB… Halfway thru your newest ebook and learning enough French to share with my brand-new first granddaughter Berkeley Kendall!!! Merci!
Shared the video with all my Oenophiles on FB… Halfway thru your newest ebook and learning enough French to share with my brand-new first granddaughter Berkeley Kendall!!! Merci!
Shared it!! I love your blog!! Merci pour nous donnant des choses vrais, droles, et humains!
Shared it!! I love your blog!! Merci pour nous donnant des choses vrais, droles, et humains!
Oh, Kristen….I read your emails and have always thought that you were…..”human”. Able to have successes, make mistakes, notice big and small gems like the rest of us. But you can relate these things better. Will look forward to reading your latest book, and will wait, to use that book to try your odd bottle opening trick !!
Oh, Kristen….I read your emails and have always thought that you were…..”human”. Able to have successes, make mistakes, notice big and small gems like the rest of us. But you can relate these things better. Will look forward to reading your latest book, and will wait, to use that book to try your odd bottle opening trick !!
Felicitations to Jean Marc. The big 47 seems a distant memory to me as I celebrate the big 78 next week but love your crumble cake, one of my favorites. Beaucoup heureuse jours pour Chief Grape.
Felicitations to Jean Marc. The big 47 seems a distant memory to me as I celebrate the big 78 next week but love your crumble cake, one of my favorites. Beaucoup heureuse jours pour Chief Grape.
.. Aha! Bon fete! Jean-Marc…. Bonne
Anniversaire a toi….. love the one you’re with! J. Dunn, Tallahassee, Fl.
.. Aha! Bon fete! Jean-Marc…. Bonne
Anniversaire a toi….. love the one you’re with! J. Dunn, Tallahassee, Fl.
I’ve tried this with a towel, a shoe, but it never worked out, perhaps your book is the key? Who knows, i ought to try.
I shared this video with my friends by email 🙂
I’ve tried this with a towel, a shoe, but it never worked out, perhaps your book is the key? Who knows, i ought to try.
I shared this video with my friends by email 🙂
Love the video and your blog! I shared it on Facebook & by email 🙂
Love the video and your blog! I shared it on Facebook & by email 🙂
I shared this video with my family because I can’t share opening a wine bottle with my students. However, I share several of your posts and your books with my students.
I shared this video with my family because I can’t share opening a wine bottle with my students. However, I share several of your posts and your books with my students.
So sweet! I shared your video on Facebook and our book club is reading Blossoming in Provence this month. We meet on April 18, evening, USA 8pm EST time to discuss. We picked the perfect read for Springtime in Detroit! Merci!
Sandra
So sweet! I shared your video on Facebook and our book club is reading Blossoming in Provence this month. We meet on April 18, evening, USA 8pm EST time to discuss. We picked the perfect read for Springtime in Detroit! Merci!
Sandra
I am studying French at College Boreal in Sudbury Ontario Canada. I am finding it very enjoyable working with the program online. Special prices for seniors, I enjoy your Frnch word of the day.
Hugh
I am studying French at College Boreal in Sudbury Ontario Canada. I am finding it very enjoyable working with the program online. Special prices for seniors, I enjoy your Frnch word of the day.
Hugh