A corked bottle of wine

A corkpull (see below)

Appropriate glasses

Optional:

A decanter, for best results with red wine

1 - 2 minutes to open the bottle
1/2 hour for red wine to "breathe"

2torial #0587: Learn2 Open and Serve Wine and Champagne Hey, where's the screw-top? Now that you've gone and spent a few bucks on a nice bottle of wine, wouldn't it be nice to be able to open it up with a casual flair? Don't you want to know what a decanter is? And most importantly, do you really want to make that champagne cork fly across the room, and take out the antique cut-glass collection? Apart from the rigidly enforced "dozen cardinal rules" of wine service, there are some simple, casual guidelines that will help convince your new in-laws that you've been doing this all your life. Remember that anything involving wine should be enjoyable. When you successfully pour a cork-free glass of red wine that has been allowed to breathe properly, appreciate it. On the other hand, if the cork breaks in half, and won't come out, what the heck! Push it into the bottle, pick out the bits of cork and stop worrying. The world hasn't come to an end. Step 1