The Great Durand Cork Remover

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If you cut yourself thatā€™s a hat trick.

Did Hardy switch to Diam?

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There was a period in the late 1990s early 2000s when Ridge was using long crappy corks. Prone to turning to dust; crumble city. Thatā€™s when I decided I needed a Durand.

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This happened to me with a recent bottle of Barbera from Massolino. I blamed it on my having used an ah-so, which I did for exactly zero good reason.

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I snapped the worm on a cheap cork screw recently. Also, broke the rim on a wine bottle finished with cork and cut my thumb pretty good. Iā€™ve avoided a hat trick.

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I too am batting 1000. Never had an issue with the Durand, sounds like user error. My Durand has taken out some nasty corks over the years. I think the issue may be that after the ah-so is entered, you must turn more than pull.

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A long time ago.

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I bought a Durand right after it was released and it has worked beautifully on many older bottles. Until I tried to open a mid 90ā€™s Bordeaux (I forget what it was). I put the Durend in correctly and twisted it to loosen the cork and nothing. The cork was stuck in so tight that one of the Ah So tines twisted. I struggled with it but eventually got the cork to release. I tried to bend the ah so back but couldnā€™t quite get it back to where it was.

Another bottle of Bordeaux before that had the cork completely turn to dust with the Durand. Not the fault of the Durand, but the cork. Still a great tool for any wine lover.

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Any updates on a Durand for BD?

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I used the search function to find it for you :crazy_face:

Scroll to the bottom of her offers, The Durand is there

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Itā€™s part of @Nola_Palomar ā€™s offer.

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Thanks, I bought one on Amazon and it broke on first use. Turns out it was a knockoff. I reached out to Durand and they suggested only buying directly from them to ensure that it is their product.

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The direct link for the Durand offer is BD15 - The DurandĀ® Wine Opener

It is from Durand. I deal directly with the GM Ophelia Santos.

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Picked up a Durand from Nola today. Not sure you can find it any cheaper here in the U.S.

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Order in!

I seen that one on Amazon and something felt off as I checked the Strand website and there was no sale. Glad to purchase through Nola and get the BD15 off!

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Friendly tip for everyone buying their first Durand as part of this offer:

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

That is all.

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Hi Paul (or anyone else who has experience with this), does this copycat work well? How is the quality, does it hold up after multiple use?

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I wouldnā€™t say I use it heavily - perhaps for ~30-40 bottles so far. And as far as I can see itā€™s as good as new. No complaints at all.

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If you have worm, a nail and a welderā€¦

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Ingenuity always finds a way!

If anyone has a 3D printer, I found a model someone did for a ā€œDIYrandā€ - basically a plastic piece that bolts onto one of those super minimalist keychain corkscrews to make the worm part, to which you add a cheap ah so. I made one and itā€™s worked great so far, though not too many very old bottles to put it to its paces.

See here.

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The Durand patent expires in 3 weeks so you will finally be able to use one of these knockoffs stateside in good conscience.

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