Customer Reviews

Pedrini Wine & Bar 8-Inch Corkscrew, Soft Finish

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4 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a very well made corkscrew. It's very solid and well balanced, and the gear action is smooth. Even the toughest corks come out effortlessly. When you use this, it just feels like a solid unit that will last for many years. I've had mine for about a year, and have used it 40-50 times, and it's still looks and works like new. I've been through several of these manual corkscrews over the years, and this is the best I've tried. Well worth the price.

This is a real corkscrew! For years I have bought various brands and types of corkscrews because I believed that all were similar and that they all would take plenty of muscle to "work." This corkscrew proves that that belief is not so. The screw part is super sharp so you can penetrate the cork quickly without much effort. The gearing on the handles is smooth and requires so little effort to work that for the first time ever, corks are REALLY fun to remove. Even the artificial ones are fun to remove.

There is a plastic liner where the corkscrew meets the bottle so there is no danger of cracking glass on the bottle. And, even though the pictures don't show it, the loop handle can be used to open crimped bottle caps (like those on glass beer and Coke bottles).

All in all I am very happy with my purchase and I expect to continue to be for years to come.

This picture isn't the corkscrew you'll get! I specifically was looking for a straight screw type corkscrew. What I received was the curly pig-tail type corkscrew. Not the same thing at all and I prefer the straight type. Sigh.

This opener works well on most natural and artificial corks; however, it will not open some of the artificial corks. When trying to open them, the cork screw just pulls out.

Dig into your savings and buy a decent corkscrew for a change. This one is as nice as I've seen for the money. Life to too short to use cheap barware. This isn't extravagant but it is well put together and ought to last indefinitely. This would also make a very nice gift for someone who enjoys wine.

This is just awesome. I have tried a variety of corkscrews, but this is the only one that's enjoyable to use. Usually I just go through the top foil with this and have not had a problem with any foil bits getting in wine. I love saving the step of removing it. It seems sturdy, it is very easy to turn and although I haven't had any seriously crumbly corks to deal with since I got it a year ago, I think it would deal with them just fine too.

The only drawback is the arms go all the way up sometimes before it's screwed far enough into the cork so I have to lift the cork partway out then turn it one more time, but it doesn't impact my happiness with the product.

i bought this product mainly because said made in Italy guess what its made in china big surprise get your facts straight Amazon !

Just love this product ... purchased one of these years ago and it's the easiest and smoothest working opener I've ever had, and used. I have been given other openers as gifts, that I know cost a bunch more money and they never worked as well as this one does.

I just purchased three of these... one for my self in case mine ever brakes, and two for gifts. I must confuse partcially for selfish reasons ... I can't stand visiting our family's and can't get the bottle of wine open for dinner, cause their openers are so hard to operate.

If you buy this corkscrew you'll never need another ... It's the BEST !!!

I trusted other reviews of this corkscrew. It's actually just another piece of cheap junk. It doesn't handle the plastic "corks" well at all. It's flimsy. Don't buy it.

This is a great corkscrew! It is heavy and big and long so it should be able to tackle any cork that comes its way. A very good quality product. I certinaly appreciate it a lot better than the plastic one it replaces, the one that used to not catch and get stuck ON the bottle with the cork still in it... Yep, this new opener is really nice, and worth every penny!