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Corkscrews as a gift
Often the smallest household items are the most necessary. If you have ever had to open a bottle of wine with keys, nails or improvised means, you will definitely agree with the importance of a corkscrew as a small, but necessary accessory.
We are used to seeing corkscrews of various types and shapes, with the only requirement for them – to easily and quickly remove the cork from the bottle. It is difficult to imagine whether the inventors of the first corks were concerned with this task, but it certainly excited the first tasters of wine from tightly corked bottles.
The Story of the Little Helper
Until the 17th century, winemakers plugged bottles with rags, soaked in oil. Of course, this is not a very reliable or aesthetic way to store drinks. There is a legend that the bottle cork was invented by the monk Dom Perignon, known to everyone for the expensive champagne of the same name. The ease of making corks from a special type of wood has spread this practice around the world and made many think about a convenient way to open corked bottles.
The first wine corkscrews were inspired by military tools, namely the ramrod for cleaning gun barrels of gunpowder residue. And the first patented device for uncorking bottles was invented by an English priest, who added a handle and a disk to the "ramrod" or simply a metal screw, that limited the corkscrew's travel into the bottle neck.
Since then, hundreds of enthusiasts have tried to improve the corkscrew design, judging by the record number of patents. All these small modifications have created a wonderful variety for collecting, and some have even ended up in museums as masterpieces of object design. But only a few models have become the most popular and are used everywhere. Corkscrews for every taste and how to use them all? In a restaurant or bar, we are used to seeing a waiter or a sommelier's corkscrew. a small folding tool with a lever to facilitate the removal of the cork from the bottle. At home, butterfly corkscrews are usually used, which allow you to remove the cork without much effort.
But these mechanical wine corkscrews, although convenient, are unlikely to be suitable as a gift or able to impress someone because of their modest appearance. But this utilitarian gadget has been influenced by fashion, trends, and technical progress, so today you can buy a beautiful corkscrew that will decorate any interior and will delight even the biggest fans of electronics and various devices.
If you often organize wine tasting parties and your home is decorated in a classic or rustic style, you should pay attention to lever corkscrews. Such models can be found in traditional pubs or old restaurants - the corkscrew structure is fixed to the wall or screwed to the countertop, and the cork is extracted by moving the lever handle. These corkscrews have a very colorful appearance and will fit perfectly in a country house or next to a wine cabinet. The advantage of these corkscrews is easier movement of the cork from the bottle with less effort and fixation of the neck or the entire bottle during uncorking.
There are also options for fans of high-tech design, technology, and everything ultra-modern.Electric wine corkscrews will bring additional comfort and unique style to a modern home. Most of them are made in the shape of a neat cylinder. How to use such a corkscrew? You just need to press the corkscrew screw to the cork and the screwing will start automatically. Then you just need to press a button and the cork will come out of the bottle in a few seconds. A great bonus is that the charging stand for the electronic corkscrew almost always includes additional wine accessories - a knife for cutting foil from the cork, a funnel for aerating wine, a stopper for closing the bottle after uncorking. And in the online store of luxury gifts Fama, you can even pick up bottle corkscrews with a sensor pump as a gift. just imagine, you raise your hand and the wine pours into the glass.
It is difficult to imagine tasting a wonderful wine without all the necessary accessories. It is these little things that add up to a beautiful ritual. Corkscrews have always been an indispensable tool since their invention, and over the centuries their design has come a long way to also decorate our homes.
