Are you ready for a screwtop wine opener? Like the venerable “mousetrap,” there’s always someone trying to make a better one, and Metrokane has a winner with their Houdini wine opener. Also known as a lever opener, the Houdini model wine bottle opener makes the task so easy even a “caveman” can do it. The Metrokane name gained recognition among wine enthusiasts with its famous Rabbit lever model, and now they have followed it with their least expensive model: the Houdini.
Like its more expensive big brother, the Rabbit, the Houdini wine opener uses a pair of gripping handles to hold the wine bottle and a lever action to impale the wine cork and pull it out of the bottle. He does it safely with a simple pull and push of the lever. No more struggling to center the corkscrew tip or twisting and pulling to extract the cork. And much less chance of wine spillage.
To use the Houdini, simply use the included wine foil cutter to remove the foil. Then place the Houdini over the neck of the wine bottle and grasp the “bunny ear” handles to hold the bottle. Pull the lever down and insert a Teflon-coated corkscrew into the cork, then push the lever back to its starting position and pull the cork out of the bottle. Much easier than the twist and pull of the traditional T-handle corkscrew. And even easier than the twist and lever method of a waiters corkscrew. To retrieve the cork, simply pull the lever to expose it and remove it from the corkscrew worm.
Just because it’s less expensive than the Rabbit doesn’t mean the Houdini screw-top wine opener is “cheap.” Manufactured to the same high standards as all Metrokane wine accessory products, the Houdini carries a 5-tear warranty. All Houdini openers include a handy acrylic storage tray that also holds the additional wine tools that come with it. They include a “rotating” wine paper cutter and a bonus spiral corkscrew worm. There are several models of wine cases that include up to 6 additional wine accessories such as; a wine drip ring, a wax button whisk, a wine bottle sealer/stopper, and a foil cutter. All Houdini wine opener sets come in attractive gift boxes that double as storage boxes. The Houdini is available in the colors of; matte finish black and silver, gloss black and silver, metallic red, metallic blue, and candy red.
The Houdini retails from $39.99 to $59.99 (depending on accessories and outfits), but no one has to pay retail. You can expect to find the basic Houdini model with a foil cutter and additional worm for $18 – $25, and the various wine opener gift sets for $25 – $39. A wine opener set with A screw-top puller like the Houdini would make a great gift for any wine lover (including yourself), and with the reliability of a Metrokane wine opener, backed by a 5-year warranty, you can be sure it will make a great gift. appreciated every time it is used for years to come.