HiCoup Wine Corkscrew & Bottle Opener - All-in-One Beer & Wine Accessories with Stopper - Wing Corkscrew Grip (Chrome & Matte Black) - Easy to Use Review

Received only four days after ordering. As already mentioned, the corkscrew comes in an attractive box. However, the really important factor for me is that the only time I've used it so far it has worked perfectly. It stuck in the cork easily, didn't pierce the back end, so the cork didn't fall into the wine, and the cork came out completely with no difficulty. Will it work just as well in the future, who knows? I don't drink wine often and I'll be 80 soon, so I thought I'd write this while I…

So after careful research I purchased this product and to say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I don't see why or how this could work for anyone as the end of the opener is straight and not bent so you can actually dig in and pull out corks. I have tried the opener on at least 5 different wine bottles and it only worked on one bottle. Anyway, I now resort to a cheap corkscrew that was gifted to me, which requires more arm muscles but still pops corks. I hope they fix this design flaw…

I have been dealing with wine for over 30 years. My discovery has always been the simplicity of the winged corkscrew. Until now, finding a quality butterfly corkscrew has been a different story. The HiCoup opener has a smooth-running gear, rubber grips on the wings and a perfectly straight tip at the end of the corkscrew. The last item may seem small, but I've bought corkscrews with wing caps that have a slight curve at the end making it difficult to center the cork properly. If you are looking

I like everything about it with one exception; the worm screw is a bit "fat" and chews the cork hard. By the time you have screwed it all the way into the cork, splinters of cork will have accumulated around the insertion point. Once or twice these little chewed pieces of cork would fall into the bottle when the cork was removed from the bottle. I suspect the auger is larger than others we have used in the past because the metal is not high carbon steel. Had it been made of good quality steel…

The build quality of this corkscrew appears to be good as the weight and looks seem very good at first glance. Upon closer inspection, however, it is clinging to the same pivot as the screw is turned. I took a closer look at the corkscrew to see the extra metal showing where the two halves met. After turning around several times, I found pieces of metal in the box where the excess metal was erased. This leads me to believe that the construction was done cheaply and cheaply. China lacks quality…

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I didn't exactly recall the purchase until I received an email that my order had been dispatched. Then the events of the very late and wine-influenced Revain shopping spree returned. I was hoping that Future Sami Wine would eventually thank Sami for the amazing new corkscrew and that he would do the job. Future Sami really thanked Wine Sami. First of all I'm a big fan of packaging so the fact that this corkscrew comes in such a fancy box is wonderful…

This is the best corkscrew of its kind I've ever had. Pros: It's larger than most and feels very durable, likely to last a lifetime, and also doesn't have a plastic liner that gets cheap over time and gets stuck in the bottle. The bad: Just one complaint: the corkscrew can have a sharper end as I have to push harder with my hand to start it in traffic than cheaper ones. (One month later) I am changing my rating to one star as it is now after a month I decided this corkscrew is too much trouble…

I have had the HICOUP winged bottle opener for several years and have opened about 80 bottles of wine with it. A number of problems arose during his short life. First both handles fell off after about 3 months of use. I reattached them with epoxy. Second, the plastic neck alignment donut broke and fell into disrepair; I declined. At that time I found that the opener still worked. I used it until the round flange (the top of the bottle rests against it) broke. See attached photo. The opener is…

This winged wine bottle opener is structurally similar to other corkscrews, but it appears to be much better crafted, both in terms of the quality of materials and on the weight and appearance. So far we have only opened one bottle with it since we received it 3 days ago so who knows if it will last long? There are no problems at all and I don't see any in the near future if used with proper care. Black on chrome looks attractive and as others have pointed out the box it comes in is attractive…

I don't know why it has become so hard to get a good quality winged corkscrew but there it is. 90% of available screws start with the screw protruding 1/2 inch or more below the shoulder, meaning the screw goes all the way through the cork and into the wine. just the right length and position, and leverage is good. With the help of this tool, removing jams is not difficult at all. Well proportioned with a nice strong build that seems to last a while. One thing bothered me: there is a lot of…

I have had this HICOUP winged bottle opener for several years and have used it to open about 80 bottles of wine. A number of problems arose during his short life. First both handles fell off after about 3 months of use. I reattached them with epoxy. Second, the plastic neck alignment donut broke and fell into disrepair; I declined. At that time I found that the opener still worked. I used it until the round flange (the top of the bottle rests against it) broke. See attached photo. The opener is

This wing-shaped wine bottle opener is similar in design to other corkscrews but much better in terms of material quality, weight and looks. So far we have only opened one bottle with it since we received it 3 days ago so who knows if it will last long? There are no problems at all and I don't see any in the near future if used with proper care. Black on chrome looks attractive and as others have pointed out the box it comes in is attractive for gifting as well as storage and other non-wine…