How to Use

How to Open Wine with the Waiters Corkscrew

1. If the wine foil does not have a pull-tab, you can simply hold the built-in foil cutter below the lower lip of the bottle and cut around the circumference.
2. With the tip of the spiral slightly off center so that the worm itself is positioned at the center of the cork, twist the spiral down the center leaving only one curl showing.
3. Push in and hold the top notch of the lever steady against the lip of the wine bottle while using your other hand to gently lift up the rubber handle to draw out the cork.
4. Once you’ve pulled the cork out as far as possible, reposition to and push in the bottom notch of the lever.
5. Lift the handle up again and pull to finish cork extraction. The cork should slide out cleanly. If it’s still slightly stuck, gently wiggle the cork from side to side, pulling upwards slightly until it pops out.

Additional Tips

If a cork breaks apart as you’re pulling it, you can reinsert the worm at a 45-degree angle into the remaining cork and then carefully and slowly pull it out. If the cork is too loose, insert the waiter’s corkscrew at an angle so you have more control over it.

If there’s a wax seal over the cork, you can try sticking the worm through the wax. Estimate where the center of the cork is and insert the spiral worm through the wax. Before you make the final pull, make sure to brush off any stray wax so it doesn’t fall into the bottle.