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Soon, bars and restaurants everywhere will house one of these wine openers: :D (Original Post) tofuandbeer Jun 2014 OP
Hell, every household! ret5hd Jun 2014 #1
I don't like the cranking. I'll get one... TreasonousBastard Jun 2014 #2
:D tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #4
Steampunk! Liberal Veteran Jun 2014 #10
Steampunk meets Rube Goldberg-- a terrifying thought. TreasonousBastard Jun 2014 #11
Meanwhile, I get a hang-over waiting for the second bottle to be opened. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #3
:D tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #7
After all that work I'm ready for a beer lame54 Jun 2014 #5
Funny! tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #6
Great! They've been waiting... pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #12
:D tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #14
By the time you get the bottle open on that thing, you don't want wine anymore jmowreader Jun 2014 #8
Too much work...Too little reward...nt abakan Jun 2014 #9
How do you pour a second glass from the bottle? struggle4progress Jun 2014 #13
Ha ha, good point! tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #18
By the looks when the wine started flowing it was already on the third or fourth glass. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2014 #20
Great Rube Goldberg machine, but no way I would work that hard Fla Dem Jun 2014 #15
Do they have one for opening wine boxes? Submariner Jun 2014 #16
ah! tofuandbeer Jun 2014 #17
They're working on one--but only for the estate-boxed wines pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #19

jmowreader

(50,554 posts)
8. By the time you get the bottle open on that thing, you don't want wine anymore
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 03:52 PM
Jun 2014

"Madame, while you're waiting for your $500 bottle of Bordeaux to be opened, would you care for a complimentary glass of our refreshing house pruno?"

Fla Dem

(23,650 posts)
15. Great Rube Goldberg machine, but no way I would work that hard
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 06:13 PM
Jun 2014

or wait that long for a bottle of wine to be opened!

Submariner

(12,503 posts)
16. Do they have one for opening wine boxes?
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 06:22 PM
Jun 2014

for those of us with a more sophisticated taste of vineyard classics.

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