The scene goes something like this: girl sitting by an open kitchen window with her feet in the sink. The door is closed; her cat is curled up on the other side, meowing intermittently with concern.

It happens to the best of us: You’ve set up camp in the woods or unpacked your gear in a barebones hotel, and it dawns on you — you have no corkscrew! The bottle of wine you wanted to enjoy is ...

The corkscrew tool on a Swiss Army Knife is, admittedly, not the most ideal tool for opening a bottle of wine, but it'll absolutely do in a pinch if you're not equipped with the proper gear like ...

Wine Spectator makes it easy with this simple visual guide to using a corkscrew. And now that you know how to open a bottle of wine, it's time to invite some friends! Be sure to check out our guides ...

Grab your corkscrew. March 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT is the deadline to get Swirl Wine Shop's one-time shipment of 18 bottles of red, white, and mixed wines for $69.97.