How to open a bottle of wine?

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<p>We received a lever corkscrew pull last year- this is it:
[Linens</a> 'n Things - 5 Piece Corkscrew Set](<a href=“http://www.lnt.com/sm-5-piece-corkscrew-set--pi-2283604.html]Linens”>http://www.lnt.com/sm-5-piece-corkscrew-set--pi-2283604.html)</p>

<p>I don’t know if it didn’t come with instructions, or if we lost the instructions upon opening the box. But we can’t figure out how to use this thing! I’ve always used an old fashioned screw pull or the two-prong things. Over the past year, on every occasion involving company, including this Thanksgiving, we’ve pulled this contraption out and enlisted guests to help figure out how to open a bottle with it, to no avail. You’d think 11 adults, including 4 college students, and two engineers, would be able to solve this, but nooo…
Anyone familiar with this product? Can you explain how it’s used?
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the good laugh this morning. I have NO IDEA how that would be used, and I’ve opened my fair share of wine bottles! I’m pretty sure that the components that they show in the open box are all used at the OB-GYN office as well! :(</p>

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<p>Some gift – $9.99, and by the time you add the 20% discount coupon, you’ve got an $8.00 gift. I would have preferred the bottle of wine.</p>

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<p>After looking at the cork screw’s image, this is my guess:</p>

<p>The device has a top lever that is hinged away from the user. There are two squeezable lower levers that appear to grip the wine bottle.</p>

<p>The wine bottle’s neck fits through the opening of the cork screw.</p>

<p>The top lever probably connects to the screw shaft. If you lift up that lever, you should see a metal shaft. </p>

<p>For this to work, lift up the top lever and place the wine bottle into the mechanism. Squeeze the bottom two levers to secure the wine bottle.</p>

<p>Push the top lever down to drive the screw shaft into the cork.</p>

<p>Lift up the top lever to pull out the cork.</p>

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<p>Give it to Goodwill and let it go.</p>

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<p>Here is the best corkscrew in the whole world. It’s easy, never breaks corks, even I can do it! We bought ours in Europe (Germany?) years ago - I don’t know if anybody sells them anymore. (And I have no idea who/why this photo on the internet. I just googled wooden cork screw.)</p>

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<p>“Give it to Goodwill and let it go.”</p>

<p>I’m thinking of bringing it to one of those parties where you wrap up a gift (gag-gift), and people take turns opening presents and then switching gifts with the other guests. I forgot the name for that kind of party. It’s lots of fun though!</p>

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<p>Is it called a White Elephant party?</p>

<p>My H said he got that same one as a gift too (some business thing).</p>

<p>I think the ScrewPull is the best!</p>

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<p>Another vote for the ScrewPull! I use the [“pocket</a>” model](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Screwpull-Pocket-Model-Corkscrew-Black/dp/B0001UZOF0]"pocket”>www.amazon.com/Screwpull-Pocket-Model-Corkscrew-Black/dp/B0001UZOF0) myself and have <em>never</em> had it fail (and this from someone with RSI “challenges”).</p>

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<p>Down South we call it a “Yankee Swap”, but I’ve also heard it called a “Chinese Gift Exchange”.</p>

<p>Don’t ask me why.</p>

<p>Good luck w/ the corkscrew. How frustrating to not be able to get a bottle of wine open when you want it!</p>

<p>Ours is from Europe - works like a charm. They don’t fool around!</p>

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<p>doubleplay-
This isn’t the exact same model as yours, but it looks pretty darned close, and I think the instructions just may work for yours (scroll down) <a href=“http://www.metrokane.com/admin/Announcements/corkcrew_help.pdf[/url]”>http://www.metrokane.com/admin/Announcements/corkcrew_help.pdf&lt;/a&gt; I think the lever works in a fashion similar to the rabbit ear approach on the metrokane corkscrew. Hope this helps.
But I agree with everyone else-- screwpull corkscrews are excellent. I used to date a sommelier, and thats what he used.</p>

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<p>“I used to date a sommelier”</p>

<p>And you didn’t marry him?! :D</p>

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<p>weenie-- When I found out his divorce wasn’t <em>quite</em> final (as I had been led to believe…) well… enough said. I was outta there (but it sure was a fun ride).</p>