It's worth remembering that drunkenness is no substitute for consent on a date, including Valentine's Day dinner. But once this presupposition has been taken on board, we can avoid the spectacle of a recalcitrant bottle stuck between the legs of a partner struggling to manipulate his or her corkscrew, thanks to one of the many gadgets available on the corkscrew market. For example, the Frio Group, Europe's leading wine cellar manufacturer, has developed a corkscrew that automatically detects the cork seal before effortlessly removing it. And once the wine has been reasonably drunk, it extracts the oxygen from the bottle to prevent oxidation and preserve it better.