Product Description

Pinzon's easy-to-use wine opener effortlessly extracts a cork from any wine bottle in three seconds with simple lever action. Comfortable handles easily clamp onto a bottle's neck; the steel lever drives the tough, Teflon-coated worm into the cork with a push and then pulls the cork out cleanly with a simple pull. Releasing the cork involves the same action, only with the handles clamped onto the cork. The eye-catching opener is ruggedly constructed of blue transparent plastic with a heavy-duty steel gear mechanism, and opens one-thousand bottles in its lifetime. It comes with a squeeze-and-twist foil cutter to strip away the foil covering a cork, and a replacement worm. Hand washing is recommended to preserve the beauty of the wine opener.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53360 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Pinzon
• Model: TS0048-1
• Dimensions: 2.20" h x 5.50" w x 7.00" l,

Features

• Striking, easy-to-use, powerful device pulls wine cork in 3 seconds
• Constructed of transparent, blue plastic with steel gear mechanism
• Squeeze-and-twist foil cutter and extra, Teflon-coated worm included
• Opens one-thousand bottles in its lifetime
• Hand washing recommended

Customer Reviews

Works great
I originally got this to give it as a gift to one of my friends. It came in a small brown box which made it look like some cheap product, so I decided that it may not be a good gift (because I thought it would probably break after using it a couple of times). The red color looks pretty and I have been using it at home for some time now without any problems. It works a lot better than the regular corkscrews and I am surprisingly pleased with this product and glad I didn't give it to my friend!

Opens wine bottles swiftly, but not without its drawbacks.
Pros: Simple to use with comfortable large handles (similar in feel to the OXO Goodgrips, minus the rubberization) and requires very little force or grip strength. Possibly a great gift for the arthritic wine connoisseur. Operates smoothly (for the most part) and is attractive with its vibrant color and flowing lines. A less expensive option that is more or less identical to the Metrokane Rabbit.

Cons: The design would really benefit from a latch to keep the arms that grasp the bottle together when being stored. They are lightly spring loaded and can cause the opener to get stuck at the back of the drawer if you're not careful. A rubber band around them solves this problem readily. The design is much bulkier than the more common design openers. When all the limbs are stowed as compact as it goes, it occupies an envelope about 2" x 8" x 5" Also removing the cork from the screw after you have the bottle open can be a chore if you don't get it right the first time. Also the foil cutter is not built into the opener but is a separate gizmo. The packaging it comes in is very minimal/unattractive and no hard copy instructions are included in the package.

All in all I still find my old opener (comparable to Pedrini Wine & Bar Waiters Corkscrew, Translucent ) to a better choice as it is much more compact (pocket sized) and just as effective, if a hair more tricky to use, plus the foil cutter is built in, not floating around in my gadget drawer.

Not bad at all
It doesn't feel very sturdy....but it gets the job done. My only complaint is the lack of instructions -- since I had never used a wine opener like this before, I didn't really know how to use it. I had to figure it out on my own. I've seen this complaint about other Pinzon wine products.