Corkscrews & Foil Cutters

Wine Corkscrews and Foil Cutters: What You Need to Know

We carry all the supplies you'll need to offer excellent, aesthetically appropriate wine service for your guests. Wine is a high-quality item and can drive high profits, but if your customers pay top dollar for a bottle of wine, they'll expect a level of service to match their investment. On top of that, every commercial foodservice establishment needs reliable equipment that can keep up with high-volume use.

Commercial corkscrews and foil cutters must be reliable, easy-to-use, and durable enough to be worth the investment. Residential corkscrews frequently are made from low-quality metal, but a restaurant can't afford to have their corkscrews break during busy periods. Commercial foodservice establishments also must consider the health of their workers – our ergonomic waiter's corkscrews are comfortable for repeated use.

Common Questions About Corkscrews

Why do some commercial corkscrews come with retractable knives?

Many wine bottles, especially sparkling varieties, come with foil wrappers around the top to better secure the contents and prevent tampering. To open this foil in a neat manner, you'll need a foil cutter wine opener, which can either be a standalone piece of equipment or incorporated into a corkscrew as a folding knife blade. Cutting the foil, rather than tearing it by hand, improves your guest's perception of your wine service and leaves an attractive bottle ready for the next guest.

Many corkscrews also have bottle openers built in, so every server can pop open a bottle of beer without needing a new tool or walking to a specific area. If you sell a wide variety of drinks, getting one wine corkscrew that can serve multiple purposes will save you money over the long run and make it easier for your servers to have the right tool at the right time.

What establishments would need a table-mounted wine opener?

We carry some wine openers suited for very high-volume wine sales, including table-mounted units. These pieces are secured to a table or countertop, providing a low-labor method of popping the cork out of a wine bottle. Table-mounted options are more expensive than handheld corkscrews, but their major drawback is that they occupy valuable counterspace that could be used for other things. If you need an easier way to open wine bottles and have extra space to install one temporarily, table-mounted wine openers can be quite useful.

What features am I choosing from?

All our waiter's corkscrews can look similar, but there are features on some that can change the way your business uses them. First, if you're opening large numbers of wine bottles daily, consider choosing a winged option: as the screw is inserted into the cork, wings on either side extend out, providing the opener leverage to remove the cork. This means your servers won't be straining against the suction of the bottle to remove the cork.

Second, as mentioned prior, foil cutter knives can keep your wine bottles looking neat and organized, rather than a hand-torn mess. Consult the product specifications page for each piece to see if it comes with a retractable blade.

Third, consider whether your establishment should implement a bottle opener. If all your bottled beverages are poured in the kitchen, then a wall-mounted bottle opener with an attached cap catcher might be your best solution.

Lastly, consider the material your corkscrew is made of. Stainless steel is the most common and reliable of the main materials used. Plastic doesn't last as long as stainless steel, so if your business sells a lot of wine, opt for a nicer corkscrew and you won't have to replace it as often, saving money over the lifespan of the piece.