This costs approximately 1/10 of a Durand, which isn’t saying so much about how ‘cheap’ it is, but more about how ludicrously expensive the original is.
3 weeks?!? I suppose we’ll see a number of copycats flood the market?
I can wait, should be interesting to see what happens. Thanks for the info!
I don’t regret paying full freight on an original Durand one bit.
100%.
I have two of them. One stays at home, and another stays in my wine bag so theoretically one is always within reach. I was very skilled with the waiter’s friend/ah-so combination and even extracted some late 1800s Barolet corks that way before I had a Durand…but the extra reach afforded by the Durand makes it so much easier and well worth the expense IMO.
I have a Durand, but also have two Wine Couples which I purchased on Temu. Those cost $18 each all-in. I purchased them prior to tariffs. The worm and prongs are all 1/4 inch shorter than on the Durand. I keep the Durand at home and bring a Wine Couple to offlines. If something happens to the Wine Couple (breaks or I lose it), no big deal.
What was suggested to me for the Wine Couple is to super-glue the worm onto the handle. The worm screws into the handle. Apply a couple of drops into the screw hole and put the worm back in. The one thing I found is you canNOT use it for a DIAM stopper, even if the wine is older than 15 years old. When I did that, the worm came off the handle. I had to take a pair of pliers to twist the worm out of the stopper. Super-glued it in again. No problems since.
I have two as well.
It cracks me up when I hear people who collect, and cellar high-end wines trying to save a few bucks with a hack or a knock-off. I have never lost a cork with a Durand.
I guess some people also think that store brand Fruit Loops are as good as the original.
Have you ever had issues with a DIAM with a normal corkscrew? I havent. They are not supposed to dry/soak/crumble like natural cork.
Nope. I mistakenly assumed that a DIAM that old would be a bit softer. The only other opener I use is a double-hinged waiter’s corkscrew. Nothing fancy. Many years ago, Trader Joe’s was selling them for $1.99. Now, they’re about $7 through the usual online sites.
It is absurdly expensive for what it does, even if it’s not that big of an expense relative to a bunch of nice bottles. The small pile of knockoffs available demonstrates that.
Somebody has to pay for R&D! Big pharma anyone? 
Never progressed to Cocoa Puffs or Cocoa Krispies?
Store brand Froot Loops are indeed garbage! Child me wondered, and I still do, how do you screw up a Froot Loop knock off?? The mysteries of our time…
Not sure why one would pull the Durand for wine that young anyway? 30-40 year old corks benefit, but most 15 yo corks I’ve seen look essentially new.
I use the Durand for pretty much everything. Why wouldn’t I? It isn’t less able than other corkscrews for younger wines just because it is better for old corks
Double the effort.
Um, ok. I am not sure how you’d measure that but if you say so. I have calories to burn.
Looks are deceiving. For example, Ridge corks from the first decade of the century are notorious for crumbling and breaking. The wines are fine, but you’re really taking your chances by not using a Durand.
I use the rule of 15 as do many people I know.
I guess if you drink wine with known cheap corks, that’s probably a wise strategy!
I just don’t get it. I’ve never had a Durand, and never had need for one. I’ve tried it a few times and it rips the cork up every time. Several times I’ve had particles end up in the wine. Surely, you want to retain surface integrity along the sides of old corks; especially if there’s any weakness, dirt, or mould. With old bottles, I just use a couple of cork screws, even three in some cases (two long worms through and a waiter’s friends to lever the cork out). It’s clean, and never fails, whereas the Durand hacks the shit out of everything.
Lol wut…using three corkscrews is easier and less damaging to an old cork than a Durand?
Perhaps you were using it wrong. Lots of people have made the mistake of, after inserting the worm, inserting the ah-so part into the ‘storage’ slots in the worm. This causes the ah-so tines to chew up the sides of the cork.
Instead, the ah-so is inserted perpendicular to the worm part. This creates no more damage to a cork than a regular ah-so would.