Instant Expert
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Opening wine
Grape Expectations
Q. Should we cut the foil at
the top or bottom?
A. “The foil should be cut at
the top; the reason why the
foil goes along a good part of
the bottle neck is to avoid any
contact between the cork and
the rest of the world. There
is an opportunity for that to
happen and if this is the case,
we wouldn’t like our wine to
be in touch with any impurity
underneath the foil.”
Q. You’ve opened a lot of bottles of wine. What’s your
favourite corkscrew or bottle opener?
A. “I personally prefer the classic ‘Waiter’s Friend’ style,
and I always have one in my pocket, just in case. But I
think that depending on the type of service you are
delivering, the type of opener can be different. I like the
butterfly winged style corkscrew or the lever corkscrew
at home, by the way, this last one makes your life so much
easier. An electric wine opener is precise and fast but the
Vacu Vin Cork Puller is my favourite tool. It needs a bit of
practice but because it needs a bit of time to get the bottle
open it represents the perfect wine’s philosophy. You
shouldn’t rush.”
Corkscrews and Bottle Openers
Because every great glass of wine starts with opening the bottle…
Vacu Vin Lever Corkscrew
Vertical
RRP: £14.99 Harts Price: £11.99
Le Creuset Black Nickel
LM-G10 Lever Model
Harts Price: £169.00
Vacu Vin Lever Corkscrew
Horizontal
RRP: £19.99
Harts Price: £16.00
Le Creuset Wood WT-
110W Waiters Corkscrew
Harts Price: £32.00
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Bar Craft Lazy Fish
Corkscrew
Harts Price: £15.29
Bar Craft Connoisseur Twist
Action Foil Cutter
Harts Price: £3.14
Vacu Vin Cork Puller
RRP: £3.99
Harts Price: £3.19