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Opening the wire cage on a bottle

Question

There are bottles of sparkling wine that are secured with a wire cage so that the cork will not fly off
Is it permitted to release the wire cage on Shabbat?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

It is permitted to open it; this is not included in the prohibition of “twisting ropes,” since here it is intended for a short period of time. 

Answered 5 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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