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<\/a><\/p>\nThere are so many different types of corkscrews.\u00a0 You could go into any department store, wine retail shop or online shopping centers and find endless amounts of corkscrews.\u00a0 So many different types, sizes and shapes.<\/p>\n
But before I even talk about the different cork screws, lets look at a little history.\u00a0 No one knows for sure who the inventor of the corkscrew was, but it is believed it was derived from a similar device that would remove bullets that were stuck in a rifle.\u00a0 However, the first known patent of the corkscrew dates back to 1795 by\u00a0Samuel Henshall\u00a0 \u00a0 The top had a wooden handle, and a disc was added to prevent the from screwing too deep into the cork.\u00a0 This cork screw proved to be so useful, it was widely used for over a 100 years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In 1882,\u00a0Carl F.A. Wienke, filed a patent for the\u00a0 Waiters Friend.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 This cork screw became very popular especially in restaurants and bars.\u00a0 The lever action made it very easy to withdraw the most stubborn cork.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another patent in 1888 by\u00a0H.S. Heely was the double winged, or better known as the Winged corkscrew.\u00a0\u00a0 This became the most popular cork screw in people’s homes.\u00a0 It was easy to use, hardly ever failed, and it was sort of magical as the cork came out of the bottle with hardly any effort.<\/p>\n Recently there have been so many different types of corkscrews put on the market.\u00a0 Some table top, some mounted on a wall, some using forced air to pus out the cork.\u00a0 \u00a0They all work, it can just be a matter of taste and how you want to show your guests how you pull a cork.<\/p>\n The most unique and to me most important development in cork screws is the Coravin\u00a0\u00a0 Most of us know that while oxygen can be a friend to wine, allowing it to breathe , helping reduce some of the harsh tannins in red wines.\u00a0 \u00a0But it also can be an enemy in that the longer a wine removes in contact with oxygen, it starts to break down.\u00a0 This oxidation can ruin many a good wine.\u00a0 \u00a0The Coravin was patented , approximately 2010, so that it does not have to extract the cork, but instead, inserting a small needle and allowing the pouring of the wine without compromising the wine itself.\u00a0 \u00a0This has been a great way to allow the tasting of some of the more expensive wines in the world.<\/p>\n But back the basics that most people will be using in their homes.\u00a0 Whatever cork screw style you find comfortable for you, the most important part is called the worm.\u00a0\u00a0 That is the part that penetrates the cork deep enough so that you can pull it out of the bottle.\u00a0 \u00a0But the most<\/em> important thing about the worm is that it needs to be smooth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> Many of the early winged corkscrews basically had a auger for the worm.\u00a0 It was sharper edges.\u00a0 It penetrated the cork with ease, but unfortunately many times is ripped the cork, so out came the cork screw, but the cork remained in the bottled!<\/p>\n That always brought up another dilemma.\u00a0 How to get the cork out of a bottle, when the cork is broken or chewed up.\u00a0 \u00a0The easiest way and I have seen countless people doing this, is to push<\/em> the cork back into the bottle.\u00a0 This does work, you may lose a little wine, and you probably will have some pieces of cork floating in the wine.\u00a0 \u00a0But you can carefully pour that into a carafe (which is an art in itself), or use something like cheese cloth to strain it.<\/p>\n Now, the formal way, but not always the easiest is using called With this device, you push the two knife like blades onto either side of the cork.\u00a0 \u00a0Then you gently start to twist and turn, slowly pulling upward until the cork is removed.\u00a0 \u00a0Trust me, it takes some practice doing this.\u00a0 \u00a0I had purchased an inexpensive type (less than $15) and discovered that it never worked.\u00a0 The knife blades were too thin.\u00a0 \u00a0I did go out and buy one for about $35.\u00a0 Still it takes a bit getting to use it right, but it will work.<\/p>\n But then again, today we do have some many good wines that use the Think about this.\u00a0 You have a really nice bottle of wine that you want to open, but you look around and you do not have any cork screw!\u00a0 \u00a0Now, I have see endless amount of Facebook pages on how to open a bottle of wine without a cork screw.\u00a0 \u00a0About 90% of those never work … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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