Thank goodness for the corkscrew

The corkscrew was invented in New Haven in the late 1800s.  Thank goodness.  As  I slog home every night after a hard day at work I pass the newly opened shop “The Wine Thief” on Crown Street in New Haven. I stare longingly at the shiny bottles of wine and wonder if you can imbibe while covering a stemmed goblet in a brown paper bag and keep your yuppie cred…?