Wine Cork Remover Pump,Simple Wine Opener,Air Pressure Bottle Opener with Foil Cutter(2pc),for Wine Lovers,Perfect Wine Gift

Opening wine

Does it work? YesDoes it work as advertised? Not exactly.I bought this immediately after I saw it on 'Sommelier tests 13 wine opening gadgets' on World of wine on bon appetit. It looked amazing. Easy to use, convenient and clean. Also, I was amazed by the 2 pump opening.So what happened when I received it?Foil cutter -> Great. Lovely.Stick the pin in -> easy, works well.Pump, pump, pump -> nothing happened. uhoh.Pump, pump, pump -> still nothing. Ok, what am I doing wrong.pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump -> I see 1mm of the cork stick out. yay, making progress.pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump, pump -> 5 mm of the cork moved up.pump, pump, pump, pump -> another 1mm, and it looks like it wants to keep moving.pump, pump, pump, pump, pump -> major movement, the opener feels warm and the instructions say to let go and let it cool down. And I made the mistake of letting go. Oh no! This is the champagne cork moment. The cork and the opener pop out of the bottle and hit my ceiling, and land on my head.Shamed.

It works good for me. Only thing easier is the electric openers, but they get weak too soon.

Bought this wine opener because I saw a similar item advertised on Twitter(X) by a very smooth talking and entertaining Brit who did one of those memorized demonstrations you may see at the Big Box stores on a Saturday afternoon.This item worked just like the video demonstration, but with one big difference: Brace yourself for a gigantic *POP* noise when the cork comes out. The video demo shows the cork smoothly rising and coming out of the bottle noiselessly. That is not what happens. The cork comes out suddenly with a loud pop just like a champagne cork!However, out it does come, without any damage, and with minimal effort.Overall, I recommend this item to keep in your drawer for occasional use, or for an easy opener to pack away in your suitcase for travel. It is much easier to use than a traditional corkscrew.But for everyday bottle opening at home, I think I'll stick to the "Rabbit" style of corkscrew opener, the one that grabs the neck of the wine bottle, and a top lever lowers a corkscrew into the bottle, then pulls it out again.

This product is very slick. It works well and is simple to use.