There are seemingly as many styles of wine-opening contraptions as there are kinds of wine—we set out to find the best.
While researching brands to test, we came across concerns about counterfeit versions of the popular Pulltap waiter’s-friend corkscrew, made by Barcelona-based. The chrome Pulltap we tested was about $27, and we called the Maryland-based distributor before ordering to confirm its authenticity. Fake versions of the Pulltap are floating around Amazon for less than half the price, and often arrive without any markings on the corkscrew, or the proper packaging.
With some practice, testers were able to open bottles with all of the waiter’s-friend models, but some were easier to work with than others. Most of these corkscrews require between five and six rotations to sink the worm completely, though our winning Trudeau does it in about three and a half because it has fewer spirals, spaced farther apart along the worm. Most of the waiter’s-friend corkscrews we tested, including both of our winners, are "double-hinged.
We tested four winged-style corkscrews, and, while each was easy enough to use, none were very comfortable. Quality was also inconsistent: Several winged corkscrews had loose and wobbly gears, while others had plastic parts that felt like they might snap if you twisted too much. In all cases, the winged corkscrews were clunky to use, and the wings themselves were uncomfortable to push down—plus, this style does not include a foil cutter.
After the initial uncorking testing narrowed the field by roughly half, we turned our attention to evaluating foil cutters for all the models that included them. For this test, we opened bottles of wine and gauged how easily and neatly the foil cutters worked.
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