So now you have your organic wine, misty from your thermo-electric wine cooler, and you have your recycled wine glass ready. The final touch would be an eco-friendly method of uncorking your liquid treasure.

There are many electric corkscrews out there, running off batteries or the mains – and what a waste of energy, when mechanical ingenuity has already solved the problem of the trouble-free corkscrew.

For example, the Rosendahl Grand Cru Wing corkscrew doesn’t require the traditional elbow-wrenching pull, and is designed to keep cork (and dignity) intact. $25.

Cheers!

(Oh, and as inventive lateral thinking goes, this is a stroke of genius!)

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