Champagne Opener, Chrome Plated

I love prosecco and sometimes struggle opening the bottles when I cannot get a good grip with the towel over the top method. This utensil alleviates that issue. This is easier to squeeze over the cork and just wiggle it out. It is a heavy utensil and feels like a quality piece that will last many many years!

I have not had an opportunity to open a bottle of champagne yet, so these are just my impressions on receiving the Champagne Opener.It seems well made, and it's quite attractive. With advancing age and arthritic hands I've been having more trouble opening champagne bottles, and I think this will be a good solution. Certainly less embarrassing than asking my daughter for help, and more appropriate for a nice wine than using channel lock pliers!One very small quibble that does not affect the opener at all, I don't think shrink wrapping it is really necessary. It arrives in foam box insert anyway, and the very tough plastic shrink wrap within that was actually somewhat difficult to remove. But as I said, that's pretty minor.More soon, when I've actually opened a bottle with it.Update: I used the opener last night to open a bottle of sparkling wine from Scharffenberger Cellars in Mendocino County, CA. It worked very well indeed. I did remove the foil and wire "muzzle" out of habit before I remembered that the instructions say you don't have to. I'll try it that way next time.

Just grab and twist. Simple and easy to use. Good for those people who do not have a lot of strength in their hands or have issues opening up jars.

Wow! This is an extremely nice quality champagne bottle opener. As soon as you hold it, you can feel the nice weight and quality. This will definitely last a long time.After having several stuck corks (also a couple that hit the ceiling eek), I went in search of some kind of opener that would make opening champagne a little easier. This is definitely the opener that will help!Is not only helpful, but also beautiful, will look nice out on display with other bar tools.Be sure to save the box before you first use it, as the directions are printed on the back of the box. It is fairly straightforward and easy to use. Love it!

This device is quite sturdy! I tried following the directions on the box, but couldn't get the cage handle to snap off as described, so I did end up just un-twisting it. If I were writing the directions, I would have said to remove the foil and twist the cage open. I would still open your bottle over a sink and be emotionally prepared for the loud POP so you don't drop it, but this device does save eyeballs and breakables from potentially airborne attack corks.