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What to know about wine corkscrews

Time:2022-03-21 Views:


For a good wine, the advancement of technology seems to have no need to worry about how to open it, because you can choose from a variety of corkscrews, from the original T-shaped corkscrew to the time-saving double-arm lever type. Bottle openers, from the easy-to-learn Ah-So corkscrew, to the versatile waiter-type corkscrews are all available. This article introduces several common bottle openers and their usage to wine beginners.

The T-shaped corkscrew is one of the simplest bottle openers. It consists of a handle and an auger bit. create pollution.

The double-arm lever-type corkscrew, also known as the butterfly corkscrew, consists of two liftable arms and an auger. As the drill bit drills into the cork, its arms also rise upwards, and when it is lifted to the end, it is only necessary to press the arms and the wine cork is pulled out. Its characteristics are labor-saving and high-efficiency, but it is not easy to operate, large in size, inconvenient to carry, and only suitable for home use.

Waiter-type corkscrews are commonly known as "friends of waiters" and are commonly used tools by most sommeliers. It usually consists of a wine knife (the tin foil used to cut open the bottle mouth), an auger bit and a stopper holder. The usage is also simple and easy to learn. After the auger bit is drilled into the wine stopper, place the stopper bracket on the edge of the bottle neck and pull out the wine stopper step by step. It is foldable for portability and versatile, making it a favorite among sommeliers.


Rabbit-ear corkscrews are quick corkscrews, so named because of the rabbit-eared handles used to grip the neck of the wine. After the "rabbit ear" handle clamps the bottle neck, quickly depress the pressure rod, so that the auger quickly enters the cork, and then pull back the pressure rod to disengage the cork. Its operation is simple and efficient, but it is cumbersome, inconvenient to carry, and expensive.


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