doesn’t almost everything ship from china?
Individually, direct. So, blind faith in a knockoff. No real recourse if the product is no good or doesn’t arrive. There’s no middleman markup, either. So, not much of a discount considering the risk. Maybe if it was $25.
I’m a fan. It’s very solidly put together. I think Bob Fleming may have been the one to turn me on to this.
CN: Corkscrew note.
Got the Oxo Corkscrew to try as I figured a big consumer products company would have some good design insights, and I was right.
the foil cutter is perfection. it opens into a very rounded claw shape which perfectly hugs the bottle - round blade to cut a round thing! Genius.
The two-step thing is also kinda smart, no separate hinge to break and it sticks out enough to make it work. However, it tends to scrape the cork which is fine, but it slows you down. The lever hinge isn’t tight but it locks slightly in the open position. Very interesting - many corkscrews will lose tension at that hinge and flop around. Oxo decided to just have a little lock in the open position, and it works as intended - it stays in place. Worm is teflon which i’m ambivalent about. Weight is on the lighter side for its size - longer than the coutale but roughly same weight (109g vs 106g on the coutale) with cheap feeling plastic and light metals. i like it a lot. it’s very ugly, but there are a few design elements that work really well. at $17 this should be a default option for sure.
my ideal would include some of these design elements in a more refined execution.
Has anybody tried the Peugeot?
Amazon has a video of it in action.
Reviews aren’t great.
Oxo products are usually solid. I think I had (maybe have) an earlier version of an Oxo corkscrew.
-Al
I recently got this from Thiers as a replacement for a Coutale Prestige corkscrew that lost a screw cover after about 6 - 12 months
Works a charm and is superior to the Coutale due to the sharper/cleaner cutting knife and tapered worm which seems to have a higher success rate on older corks. I have a preference for a 2 step corkscrew, hence this instead of the Laguiole
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That is pretty!
I have several coutales and pulltaps that I have used for years without any issues. But my favorite corkscrew for the past 3-4 years has been a Le Tonnelier two stage with wood handle inlay. I just like the feel. I’ve probably opened around 400 bottles with mine and it still looks brand new to me. You currently can buy one on Amazon for around $6: Amazon.com.
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If there is something I would love a modern solution at a reasonable price it’s a wine cradle. They all look like a Hobby Lobby decor piece or are $300-400 modern art pieces. Surely a functional, timeless cradle could be sold for less than $100.
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I have a couple of these. Designed by my buddy Herve a sommelier when he was working with Thiers. It is built like a tank and the leverage you can get from this is unbelievable.
Thread last year on this.
Does this mean I gave credit to the wrong Atlantan? ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
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Here’s what I evolved to. Was inexpensive and touted as a display for wine but does the trick.
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LOL
Herve Pennequin lives in Hong Kong now but came to ATL shortly after he helped Thiers design that corkscrew. He worked in Paris for a while. He was in ATL for more than a few years. The Durand is my favorite however. Hope all is well with you Todd.
okay where to buy a Thiers for a good price in the USA?
Yaacov,
This is the device. I am not sure it is even made anymore. You will see it priced from this one to about $250 it seems. If you could find an older one when Le Thiers was in business and didn’t sell out to Claude Dozorme, you would have a work of art. This device is being knocked off too by the Chinese. Here is is in the most basic form.
Recently injured my shoulder. Pretty much impossible to use an Ah So mostly one handed. My wife swears she did not toss/donate the three or four openers I had. I had a Rabbit, the big one, a few cheap Waiter types, and one nice one. Still have the cork pops and a cheap Ah So. Ordered a Le Tonnelier and a HiCoup. One for the draw and one to hide just in case. Should be here tomorrow.
thank you. very good info. of course, now i want an old one.