Sommelier Tests 13 Wine Opening Gadgets | World Of Wine | Bon Appétit

[@nichj487]

Big respect for acknowledging people with different accessibility needs. For some people these tools seem pointless, but for others they may be a game changer.

[@skylerhanson101]

1000% including such considerations in his assessments is great to see.

[@roberthicks767]

Always click when André is on.

[@ettajfan5882]

Heck yes! Lol

[@battiekoda]

Same!

[@mrsethatwood]

same

[@jennstocks915]

Me too!!!!!

[@Pikachuiscute-x1n]

EVERYTIME

[@deborahsmith403]

"That's when I realized I shouldn't talk about my family here"... by the way, "my wife hides a corkscrew in her thigh-high boots" 😂

[@Spyhermit]

Andre keeping it real.

[@elizabethhowe2110]

Now I'm wondering why your wife wears thigh high boots.

[@hoilst265]

@@elizabethhowe2110 She's a professional sommelier at a cranberry farm.

[@MisterCasual90]

We need more André in our lives.

[@gab.lab.martins]

I missed Mack. His videos are some of the best on this channel, such a nice guy with a nice energy.

[@limeBlender]

Got a version of the Peugeot automatic bottle opener for mum. She can’t twist her wrists/hands very well because of arthritis. Game changer for her - she loves it.

[@omarrp14]

I won’t be surprised if the Tyzine air pump one goes up in price.

[@nicfab1]

It's a generic Chinese rebadge product, you can find the same thing under like 10 different names

[@Anthony2X19]

100%

[@celesteporterstout]

Fun fact : Peugeot used to make coffee grinder and pepper mill before they switch to car manufacturing. As to this day, this still make those items, and did make their own waiter corkscrew as well, with a funny spring system to make the lever come back in place. Was a favorite of mine behind the bar for many years !

[@ChiefRockaMtl]

Ff, Every Peugeot pepper mill has a lifetime warranty on them

[@AlexS-wv4ur]

André single handedly carrying this channel

[@cparks1000000]

Andre is the GOAT of wine.

[@elizabethhowe2110]

Love these videos. He's so honest as to his views and relatable as to his opinions. He's just fun to watch, and I learn so much.

[@galleta_2024]

OMG, I am thrilled to have stumbled upon you and your video. At 82 I probably shouldn't be drinking, hahaha....but dang opening wine bottles has become a tad of an issue. I'm returning the 'electric' one as the charge held for 2 bottles. I loved that you addressed the hand difficulty so it's looking like the Rabbit Lever or Air Pump one. Thanks for experimenting so I don't have to. Totally enjoyed your openness and honesty. So cool that you got to be surprised, given you're in the industry. Cheers and Happy Holidays

[@NoxiousRob]

The butler's friend is also useful if you have an older bottle of wine were the cork is more fragile and more like to break if using a traditional corkscrew.

[@bowlsem7]

Dont even drink alcohol but have enjoyed all of Mr. Mack's videos. Glad hes back.

[@deirdreescobar8108]

Keeping bottle opener in my thigh highs…noted📝

[@mwiz100]

The gas versions I first saw years ago when my neighbor got one. She really liked it as it was easy and took little effort. It's also SUPER useful when the cork is getting unstable since it pushes the cork out rather than all other methods which pull it out (and risk breaking it.)

[@patrickmcevoy5080]

It's been years since I've used anything other than a Rabbit for my wines. With all those bottles, 30 seconds savings each really adds up over time! ;) But now, I'll have to try that air pump for fun.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

My favorite is the Tyzine air pump needle style.

[@Chzydawg]

It would be perfect for younger wines or wines with synthetic corks. It would not be pretty on an older wine..

[@plwadodveeefdv]

​@@Chzydawg99.9% of people aren't drinking wine with crumbly corks

[@mboykin6047]

That air pump opener has saved me on a couple of occasions when half the cork breaks and come out leaving a little puck of cork in the neck.

[@joso5554]

If you previously used any helix type corkscrew that went down all the way through the entire height of the cork (as it should), air pressure will most likely later leak out through the remaining cork piece. If so, any needle device becomes useless.

[@kaliumnith]

It might be funny and interesting to see DIY ways to open a bottle of wine. Things like hitting the bottom of the bottle against something sturdy, pushing the cork into the bottle, and I'm sure there are many others.

[@joso5554]

Sounds like great ideas for various kinds of disaster. 🎉😅

[@iamsheep]

Honestly, I think they are all genius level pieces of industrial design.

[@nurseschmitt8175]

I have the tyzine air pump bottle opener. It changed my life! Recommend.

[@mjfishersound]

11:01 two pump chump

[@richardfeldkamp1707]

My favourite opener is the folding Screwpull. Folds flat and the long handle give lots of leverage to open any bottle easily with one finger

[@cameronbatko]

I bought Andre’s Craighill corkscrew. They have 20% off coupons regularly. It’s a very nice and premium experience

[@GopherM]

As a senior citizen developing a bit more stiffness in my fingers and wrist, I can see the Tyzine air pump in my future (very soon).

[@mikamoschella3410]

My Mom got the Tyzine pump a while back, and I was immediately just as skeptical as Andre when I saw it bc she buys a lot of junk gadgets, but I used it once and... yeah I have one for myself now.

[@juliana_wong]

this just rocks! I love Andre! my dad had a few the gadgets. The vaccum needle one and the automatic one.... really crazy

[@joso5554]

Not vacuum! Overpressure actually, which is quite the opposite.

[@deedeesc1078]

Phun stuff!! Campagnolo makes a fantastic opener. It's a gear & lever style. The cool part is a 'sleeve' that slides over the bottle, ensuring the pig tail is always perfectly centered. The gearing is perfectly machined. The basic model runs about $275, and the gold plated model runs about $2,400, a real "show piece". Of course it comes with a storage box. This is the same company that makes top end bicycle components and race car hubs.

[@tommccafferty5591]

Peugeot makes a great pepper grinder. I don't know if your reference to the shape of the Peugeot wine opener was coincidental or not, but it resonated with me.

[@mattincleveland6280]

I've had the pump for a while and it is amazingly easy to use

[@martberg7874]

André is the best! Thought the air pump opener was pretty interesting.

[@Alex-zi1nb]

butlers friend is amazing, just the idea of the butler taking some of the wine on the sly hahahah. andre is the goat

[@HighKingTurgon]

Yeah I love the air pump needle openers. My wife who doesn't trust the physics of a waiter's corkscrew loves ours.

[@stephenfarrell6794]

I really like our Westmark Monopol "Barolo" Bell corkscrew, works great! Solidly made and easy to use once you learn the operation.

[@crvptrvp]

It's cool thinking about different consumer groups and admitting that a product is easier to use than one, you designed yourself. Great Video and Attitude!

[@LilMissBusy5211]

I love my rabbit lever opener! I can do it with no fumbling and I feel so confident opening bottle in front of company

[@komalahayes1535]

I use his wine glass video to show my Sociology class on the Aouth side of Chicago an example of a person of color in a field they may not expect. Lesson on removing self imposed limitations. Never fails to impress them 😊

[@sama5867]

❤

[@bobcat409]

No one should ever have self imposed limitations.

[@shaunsandow2073]

As an Australian, I don’t know what you mean - black folk can’t be sommeliers? How about Masters of wine or professors of oeneology?…I mean f, who cares?

[@joeoleary5346]

@@shaunsandow2073her name tells you all you need to know.

[@SamP0rterBridges]

@@shaunsandow2073American democrats thrive on victim hood. Whether it’s being a victim or white knighting for other victims.

[@WarChortle]

I never needed special foil cutters until I worked at a winery. Aluminum is so hard to cut with a waiter’s friend you end up cutting yourself on the foil. After many years of using the standard waiters corkscrew I need to use a “boomerang” 2 step

[@sizzlenbacon512]

I see André, I click.

[@jasminebed9408]

I've had a rabbit for about 20 years. It even came with a second helix if the first got dull. I'm older, and not a lot of grip strength. The VacuVin works on the same principal as me using my vice grips on the cork. But you have to keep squeezing the vinvac, whereas I can lock my vicegrips in place.

[@Yong_Goh]

When you bust out an ah-so or durand at dinner… you automatically become “that wine guy” 😜

[@robertgaskell6663]

I used a version of the air pump opener 25 years ago. It was great, until the seal failed. Always kept a waiter style on hand for emergencies.

[@seanmalloy7249]

I've always seen the 'butler's friend' opener referred to as a "thieving butler", for the exact reason you describe.

[@melkitson]

The pump action one is great but I have often found that it can push the cork into the bottle which sort of defeats the object.

[@connorwinton4343]

Nothing beats a waiter's corkscrew. Once you learn how to use it, it makes the wine more fun to drink and open, almost like a present on Christmas morning.

[@thespegs]

Nah

[@AquascapingLiverpool]

Wine is art now…that’s a new one to me

[@dre7833]

We need more of Mack!!!!

[@tjgrant1993]

I’d love to see some Canadian wines!

[@HALLOJUMBOw]

Pepiere was awesome when I visited their winery, instantly reminded with the travel corkscrew

[@AHG1347]

Is the Corovin in a separate category because of its specific function that leaves the cork in the bottle while extracting the necessary amount of wine? Congratulations on your recent award Andre and great video as always.

[@tracielucaslord2924]

Andre Mack back at it again.

[@lrvogt1257]

We've always had a winged corkscrew which works well for us. We call it the Evita. As the arms come up you can sing Don't Cry for Me Argentina. :-)

[@mrkitewine7700]

Some nice ones, I would have liked to have seen the screw-pull too.

[@carlcadregari7768]

Love the Craighill. Was my Christmas present last year. Use it at least weekly. For that pump, I’d be afraid a bottle could explode…..

[@PigeonWarlord]

I fell in love with the Durand wine screw and I don’t drink. I just want it.

[@rodneycooperjr3223]

I've opened wine with a steak knife. When there's a will, there's a way 😎

[@furthurondown]

nice pick on the muscadet!

[@crrizello5157]

Thanks for the review! I have the airpump but rarely use it. I'm always afraid it is going to hit me in the face when I pull it out! It is very easy though. I do wish that wine bottles would get rid of the foil wrap. I find that the most cumbersome thing to remove!

[@alparker8661]

Used the rabbit for years, love it.

[@its_me-nikki]

I would love to see his thoughts on those wine bottle things that inject just enough glass to disperse 1 glass of wine. Those things seem cool for someone like me who doesn’t want to waste a whole bottle of wine just to enjoy the occasional glass.

[@PuttEnEye]

Found this very entertaining. And I now want to try some of these mechanisms!

[@trevorjamesbradley3010]

You need to post more brother! love your videos

[@jpdj2715]

Craighill - The Waiter's Corkscrew occasionally gives me a hard time when the cork sits really tight in that it becomes difficult to keep the elbow straight in the second pull. The Craighill is a smart engineering solution to that problem by not having the elbow any longer but still having a staged pull system.

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I have owned and used most of those in the first half of the video. My personal favorite is the rabbit, but I don't have any arthritis or grip issues that guide me towards that. It just works easily, and it does have a bit of a "wow" factor when you use it in front of others. I'm not immune to that. When I take a bottle of wine to the Hollywood Bowl or to a picnic, I will bring the waiter's corkscrew and/or the butler's friend. I will echo Andre in not recommending the twin lever style or the traveler's corkscrew. I have not owned or used a Durand, so I can't speak to that, and I haven't used the ones with the needle, but maybe I'll check them out.

[@m.a.6478]

I got one called "Coutale l'Originale" which is like a waiter's corkscrew but the other way round. You push down the lever instead of pulling it up.

[@erikwhitney7403]

Very important question. Does wine get better if you reduce the sulfate such as sulfate spoon or sulfate aerator

[@TB11222]

I don't even drink but I love watching André

[@Marie-Elle9440]

My fav Somm

[@xander1052]

to be honest with a crown cap I always reach for my Hermetus. Allows you to open a capped bottle and hermetically seal after pouring. Great for Barleywine drinking and drinking coolship beers that aren't corked.

[@Hedonwinehub]

Big respect

[@kl1467]

Saving this for the next time i drink wine, but i dont drink 😂

[@bumpandsquish]

i have had a similar pump version for over 25 years. all my wine snob relatives laugh at it until they see how quick and easily it works. even then they sneer at it

[@constantinedimopoulos1110]

Wow. Great video. Lots of options.

[@CrimFerret]

I don't drink that much wine. I have a waiter's corkscrew that works great. My mom had one of those winged ones. The main problem is the screw could end up working more like a drill and destroy the cork. I've used a butler's friend before as well. I could see why some people would like the hand pump opener as it doesn't really damage the cork noticeably.

[@Turbulance16]

I feel a lot of these "easier to use/less effort" is because the generation that GENERALLY enjoys older wines and are more particular about things are getting to that age where they just can't open bottles like they use to. Items like those make them feel hip and modern while also helping them enjoy their hobby.

[@elizabethhowe2110]

The Durand is a great engineering idea. Should cover most contingencies.

[@EmrysCorbin]

That last one is utterly insane. $250 for a bottle opener and a screw with a handle on it shoved through a board that only opens a single style of wine.

[@catf4865]

I admit my favorite wine opener is the cheap one with the foil cutter you can buy at any grocery store. aka, the waiter’s corkscrew.

[@rico-jw4xr]

Would love to hear what André thinks about Code38

[@carlstawicki1915]

The winged corkscrew always reminded me of E.T. 😉

[@botch3936]

I had a poster in my cubicle every January with three pics of the winged versiion, with the statement, "Holidays are over, time to start exercising!".

[@Astral-Cosmonaut]

😉😉

[@jayreed9370]

I want to know who drank all the wine after filming was completed!

[@jamesallison4875]

The Bon appetite editorial staff?

[@kevwwong]

Chris Morocco, after which they challenged him to recreate a dish while drunk.

[@ianguile7214]

I love the look of that "best" wine key, but can't find the black on black! New release, or André-specific?

[@steveb2386]

Well done.

[@andrewr.786]

I would love to see his response to a Campagnolo corkscrew. Like a regular winged corkscrew but 4X larger and virtually unbreakable! It's definitely a collectors item though.

[@КенобиОбиВан-п6в]

Thank you, I found a lot of interesting things for myself.

[@Pyromat]

thx, I learned something today!

[@tomhorsley6566]

I need to open a bottle of wine maybe once every two or three years. I have the cheapest opener I could find, and it works perfectly well once I find out what drawer I last put it in 🙂

[@adamg.manning6088]

The Pet Nat screw is actually really clever.

[@tlords117]

Based on the Butler’s Friend, I once opened a wine bottle at a worksite using two nails and a pair of pliers. 😋

[@EGO0808]

Waiter’s corkscrew, any time, any winebottle, any day. Easy and foolproof. Nothing beats it, except for ‘not drinking any wine’.😊

[@29JoeBoo]

always very informative

[@johnwilliamson9453]

Love your reviews!

[@stevep5681]

you forgot the "using a saber to open a bottle" for some reason method. I think I'm gonna go find a 3 pump opener today.

[@dbro2712]

Love this demo!

[@sommvibes]

Bravo!!

[@MattSimmonsSysAdmin]

Was totally missing the wine saber ;-)

[@andrewjames9459]

Missed the champagne saber!

[@JohnDoe-mx3rr]

I want the air pump one now

[@ryanjohnson4565]

Me too. Get a couple. You keep one. You give me one. Everyone happy.

[@joshhill4238]

Give him a show!!