Product Reviews

WINE CORKSCREW REVIEWS~

Product Tested		Price*
Recommended
	Oggi Nautilus CorkscrewCompact and easy to use, this lever-style model fits securely over the bottle and sports a long handle for plenty of leverage. It even features a foil cutter and an extra corkscrew worm. The cork emerged from the bottle cleanly and easily, and came neatly off the worm with a second pump of the handle.	$24.99
Recommended
	Metrokane Vertical RabbitVery similar to our winner in design and performance, this pricier lever-style model was “sleek enough for James Bond to use” and effortlessly removed the cork with a simple push-pull motion. The only downfall? It’s on the bulky side for storage.	$59.99
Recommended with Reservations
	Trudeau Double Lever CorkscrewMany of our more experienced testers favored this compact, waiter-style model, which opened bottles quickly and cleanly. The trick was nailing the motion—a series of pulls, flips, and snaps to engage the lever and worm. Once opened, the two-part lever streamlined the pulling effort, and the serrated cutter effortlessly sliced through the bottle’s foil seal.	$10.99
Recommended with Reservations
	Starfrit Gourmet Stainless CorkscrewThough not as intuitive, sleek, or quick as our winners, this opener removed corks through continuous turning, forcing the cork up the worm and out of the bottle. With a little patience, it proved to be functional, cleanly uncorking each bottle.	$7.99
Recommended with Reservations
	Screwpull Original Table CorkscrewIntuitively designed, this opener slips over the top of the bottle and features a long, handled worm that extracted the cork with a few simple twists. Simple, that is, if you’ve got some hand strength; slighter testers were outmuscled. Plus, it proved awkward for left-handed testers.	$25.00
Not Recommended
	Screwpull Compact CorkscrewThough this opener calls itself the “compact” model, it’s no smaller than most of the others we tested. It uses the same mode of extraction as the Screwpull Original Table Corkscrew, except that its handle is hinged and awkward to use. It also required a bit of pressure to insert the worm without damaging the cork.	$24.95
Not Recommended
	Anolon Advanced CorkscrewThe only wing-style opener to reach the final round of testing, this model mangled a number of corks—even a plastic one. The hinges on the wings pinched some testers, and though it did successfully uncork the bottle every time, there were far more user-friendly models to choose from.	$21.99