Personalized Corkscrew

Custom corkscrews, which wine accessories can be more valuable for a true wine lover? 

The corkscrew, or bottle opener, or tirabuchon that say you like, is an indispensable accessory today given so much for granted that it has lost all its real importance and symbolism that once represented when, the bottle opener, was a status symbol expression of wealth and belonging to the upper middle class and nobility.

The first examples of bottle openers were born in the armories of the mid '400 in order to extract the lead balls from the guns and wrapped in a tow for cleaning barrels of rifles and pistols.

To be used as a wine opener it was not until 1680 that the Messrs Holtzapffel armoury of Charing Cross, tried to patent them for the purpose now known by all thanks to its particular screw shape that allowed to easily pass the cork extracting it with little effort from the neck of the bottle. 

The official patent arrived in 1700 by the Reverend Samuel Henshall who managed to obtain the first real patent of corkscrew.

The first examples were commissioned by the upper middle class who required the craftsmanship of custom corkscrews using precious materials such as ivory, gold and silver inlaid.

The personalized bottle opener becomes a fashion object, a status symbol representing the noble wealth that required the artisanal production of particular corkscrews, only over the years, Like all fashions, this also passed to the annals making it an instrument of common use.

Today, the wine corkscrew is a tool present in every home, which has lost all its ancient symbolism, becoming a real tool for those who have transformed wine into a job.

For a sommelier, in fact, professional corkscrews and custom professional corkscrews are work tools jealously guarded and ready to use during service.

A personalized professional corkscrew is an exclusive gift, uniquely dedicated and valuable to any sommelier or wine lover and, Today, custom corkscrews are very much appreciated gifts by wine lovers and those who want to make an original and different gift.