Whether your evening calls for a stately Sancerre, a bossy Cabernet, or a busy little Pet Nat, the Best Wine Key will be a fast friend to your favorite bottle. That’s because Craighill made it for the express purpose of pairing with just about anything — so long as it’s not sporting a screw top.
Designed in collaboration with sommelier André Hueston Mack, the Best Wine Key from Craighill is more than a hunk of articulated steel with a boastful name. It’s the final answer to a longstanding question: how do I get this wine out of this bottle?
There have been attempts to answer this query, and while there remain some adequate methods for addressing the issue, we really think we knocked it out of the park here. The Best Wine Key boasts a substantial presence in the user’s hand, a tactile reminder of its oenological authority. Its foil knife is precisely angled to keep the serrated blade on task as it makes its rounds, and the ratcheted swingarm mechanism transforms the once tedious chore of cork extraction into a smooth, satisfying ritual. Even with near infinite combinations of bottles, caps, corks, and casks to explore, nothing pairs with all of them better than The Best.
Watch the how-to video with André Hueston Mack
DETAILS
- Measures 4.6" x 1.5" x 0.6"
- Stainless steel body and corkscrew with matte red PPE scales with dimpled finish
- Ratcheting mechanism allows easy extraction of corks of any length
- Ratcheting arm locks in both open and closed position
- Folding serrated blade for cutting foil
- Crown cap bottle opener
- Weighs 4.6 oz.
