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Although we are all accustomed to corkscrews not many people seem to know where they come from nor who invented them. Before corkscrews were invented wine used to be stored in clay amphoras and later in wooden barrels. Advances in the glass technology allowed the production of glasses with long and relatively thin bottlenecks.

The first ever registered patent for a corkscrew belongs to an Englishman and goes back to the end of the 17th centrury. Since then, many more patents followed which were presenting a new innovation or a new design. Designs such as the single lever corkscrew can be found in the nineteenth century.

The great variety of corkscrews offered in the shops and on the internet. Apart from being a practical tool in everyone’s kitchen that can also be a great piece of art which can be sold for some unimaginable amount of money. Some of the most expensive ones can be sold for us much as $70,000 and it is a cross between a Swiss Army knife and ring puzzles that can be found in novelty shops. The cost has been considerably increased by the 18 carat gold coating. All the other parts are made out of aviation titanuim.

Although most people think it’s one of the most useful wine accessories,others seem to make it without it! Most of us must have been in a situation where the corkscrew cannot be found anywhere and that great bottle of French red wine cannot be opened. Some of the most common ones include a screw and a pair of pliers or the push method where you have to push the cork in the bottle with the aid of a knife or screwdriver. The least recommended method is the one where pressure can be built by hitting the bottom of the bottle against a hard object. That would eventually force the cork out but is not highly recommended as the bottle can break.