More Corkscrew Chronicles: Amateur Wine Disasters

"Say It Ain't So, Pinot!"

This is probably why most people go out to eat for Valentine's Day. Another bottle of wine, another unqualified disaster salvaged into wine-chugged-from-a-Rubbermaid-jug. The perfect nightcap to an evening spent comparing packages of Filet Mignon at the local Kroger, calculating how much I'd save with my ill-begotten 10% discount on Kroger-brand lima beans, and scrounging for the cheapest package of tomatoes for my salad ($2.99! I can't believe I actually bought them...).

So anyways, we eat and then decide to partake in a bottle of wine. Given our previous track record, I was extra careful from the start...to no avail. Oh, well...at least it makes for a great story. Enjoy!

Maybe we should actually buy a bottle opener.

We watched a few choice episodes of MacGyver searching for ingenious ideas, and using only a rubber band and a thumb tack managed to rescue all the wine without removing the cork.

You can never be too careful - cork kills...or at least probably wouldn't taste very good.

Ah, the taste of victory!

Goin' Stag!

Believe it or not, I did not actually buy this beer, but rather found it sitting outside an apartment in the alley next to my store. I readily admit that grabbing the Stag and running like hell was a thought that most definitely crossed my mind. Not that I regard Stag to be on a par with Guinness or anything, but rather I think it is just the beer to fit the motto, "Stag...It brings out the CB in me!"

I may have to see if I can incorporate this fine product into this week's Valentine's Day festivities. Wish me luck!