Can't open screw top bottle of wine - any tips or tricks?

As title suggests really. Combination of not strong enough I guess and the bottle is cold which means I'm struggling to hold it anyway and my fingers are cramping almost as soon as I try to get a grip of the top. I don't really want to put a hole in the lid which I think would work as I'll only have a glass and want to be able to refasten it. I've tried using a tea towel but it just makes it slippier.

 

Rubber gloves

 

Ask your husband

 

Good idea, thanks. If nothing else it will stop the cold!

 

He's not in. I probably would have thought of that rather than walking past him to post on here

 

Those really cheap bottles of wine are a nightmare to open . 3 for a tenner ?

 

No, it was six quid this bad boy!

Edit: Actually, I tell a lie! I've just realised, this bottle of wine was the 5th from this thread back in October. I clearly don't drink very often (or have many friends as I was planning to take them to social gatherings). http://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/i-only-went-for-a-pint-of-milk.249600/

 

I'm in!! Combination of rubber gloves and a friend on fb saying to not hold the cap and the 'skirt' as they work against each other or something but to hold lower down with one hand. Don't really know what they were on about but it seemed to work!

I know you are all as relieved as I am that the matter had been successfully resolved and I thank you for your help.

 

Had this exact same problem ok several occasions. Here's my tip/trick for what it's worth: keep the bottle intact do not pierce lid instead take full bottle, put on dressing gown and slippers, walk the streets of your local area (I find 1/4 mile radius is usually sufficient) when you are approached by a caring stranger that is concerned for your welfare just act pissed and say you're trying to find a cork screw, hug them and start pretend crying, clinging onto them for dear life sobbing the words "just want me wine" . 9 times of 10 the stranger will open the bottle for you, in a bid to escape.

 

Dressing gown and slippers part of the plan were all ready to go but the bottle saw sense at last.

 

Wow. I have my uses. Whaddayaknow. Came to me in a flash of genius.

 

I've had a bottle that did the same. What I was advised to do was hold the screw top under the hot water tap
( causes it to expand) and then under the cold tap ( causes it to contract). You should find it will open when you twist it using a tea towel. It worked for me.

 

Fair enough

 

rubber band round screw top works every time for me, bottles jars everything.

 

Next time that happens, trap the top between the door and door jamb and steadily twist the bottle. Not too much pressure though or you will burst the bottle neck.

 

I once climbed to the top of Snowdon in a rain storm, carrying a nice bottle of red wine in my rucksack. It was one of the traditional bottles with a cork instead of a screw top. When I reached the top, my co-walker was very annoyed to discover that I'd forgotten a corkscrew. She insisted that I "DO SOMETHING!".

I eventually cobbled together a machine to snap the bottle neck off, using only rocks and stones. It was a nice clean break and we hardly lost any wine, but we still filtered it through some spare underwear to make sure there was no glass in it. Cheers.

 

Spare underwear! Do you mean a pair of knickers you found in your pocket from a previous adventure?

 

I tried to avoid this subject, but I can confirm it wasn't my underwear........

 

Your always up to summit! Can't top that.

 

I know this is a bit late but get yourself a pair of scissors like these


https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Home-Gar...UTF8&qid=1492858472&sr=8-16&keywords=scissors



the jaws in the handle are designed for such a problem.