INSIGHT Magazine February 2015 | Page 44

D Wine an d alentin V e' s ay W ine and Valentine’s Day go very well together. Here are a few things you should know about Wine with Valentine’s Day approaching. 1. Popping the cork Just like in a relationship, getting off to a good start always helps. To open a bottle of wine, using a waiter’s corkscrew, cut the foil all the way around the rim of the bottle. Remove the foil. Unfold your corkscrew and penetrate the cork slightly off center so the “worm” of the corkscrew will feed into the center of the cork. If you are using a double-clutch type of corkscrew, use the first stop to loosen the cork about halfway then use the longer stop to pry it the rest of the way out. 44 February 2015 INSIGHT