Good corkscrew

mosesbotbol · 11-29-2009, 11:55 AM

I would not worry about any of the great wines moving to corkscrews. Plenty of everyday quaffers may end up with caps, but cork is pretty reliable when a quality one is used.

As for brands, the link I posted earlier has a few of the top ones. I prefer a longer worm as it works better for vintage port and flater worm similar to the T-Pull I posted above. I really don't like the one or two stage pull waiters. I use the waiters like a T-Pull unless the cork is really lodged in. Then the inital stage is handy. I find the stages to bend the cork a little and if you want preserve a cork, going straight out is important.

In the end, I have opened $1000 bottles with a $5 waiters corkscrew from the supermarket... Having a highend keepsake corkscrew can be a treasure to use and hand down. It's like using Snap-On tools vs. stamped China tools that were free.

11-29-2009, 11:55 AM	#6
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Good corkscrew I would not worry about any of the great wines moving to corkscrews. Plenty of everyday quaffers may end up with caps, but cork is pretty reliable when a quality one is used. As for brands, the link I posted earlier has a few of the top ones. I prefer a longer worm as it works better for vintage port and flater worm similar to the T-Pull I posted above. I really don't like the one or two stage pull waiters. I use the waiters like a T-Pull unless the cork is really lodged in. Then the inital stage is handy. I find the stages to bend the cork a little and if you want preserve a cork, going straight out is important. In the end, I have opened $1000 bottles with a $5 waiters corkscrew from the supermarket... Having a highend keepsake corkscrew can be a treasure to use and hand down. It's like using Snap-On tools vs. stamped China tools that were free. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's