If you're a 20-something who loves wine, there are a few things you should know for the next time you pour one out. Like, how there's a way to make a cheap wine taste delicious in one step (because no, you shouldn't have to drop $30 on a bottle) and any leftover red wine can be used to make adult red wine grilled cheese. Here are 10 hacks that'll totally up your wine game.
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1. Make wine ice cubes so your drink is never watered down.
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Bonus: You can defrost the wine cubes if you ever need to cook with a little wine.
2. If some cork breaks into your bottle, strain it using a coffee filter.
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3. If you buy room-temperature wine and want to drink it right away, chill it in 20 minutes with a cold paper towel.
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4. No corkscrew, no stress. Use a key to open a bottle of wine instead.
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5. Make wine last longer by storing it sideways in your refrigerator.
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6. Chill wine in 10 minutes flat using an ice bucket, cold water, ice, and salt.
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7. Make cheap wine taste better by adding berries to your glass.
8. Make grown-up grilled cheese with red wine.
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Recipe adapted from BS in the Kitchen.
9. Remove red wine stains with salt, warm water, and a towel.
10. Replace ice cubes with frozen grapes for never-watered-down wine.
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