The champagne corkscrew, called "ChampOp", is made of plastic and metal alloys and features a hollow needle that pierces the cork, allowing the gas in the champagne to escape and reducing the stress of opening the bottle. , which is perfect for those who are afraid of the cork popping out due to the pressure inside the bottle when opening the bottle.

"Most of the champagne lovers are women or seniors, and they generally find it complicated or intimidating to open champagne," said Pitou. "With this new corkscrew, the process of opening a bottle will be simple and calm, and There's no potential danger. If you really like the 'pop' effect of champagne when you open it, you just need to unscrew the needle."

"The idea for this new corkscrew was born in 1996," said Pitot, 46. "I was at a dinner party with a lot of champagne, and we had a lot of problems opening the champagne."

Although many traditionally entrenched champagne houses were not optimistic about the new corkscrew, he struck up a partnership with Cattier, where he sold the patent for nearly 150,000 euros ($200,000). Cartier Champagne.