Mirabeau's Stephen Cronk featured on Epicurious!
THE ONE-SHOE-OFF METHOD
Remove one shoe, place the base of the bottle in the foot hole, then pound the shoe against a stone wall or tree. It may take up to 20 taps, but eventually you'll see the cork start to pop out inch-by-inch. Once it's popped out enough for you to grab, finish pulling out the cork by hand. Stuck at the beach with no shoe? The trick works with flip-flops, too!