Name: Forge de Laguiole Sommelier
Brand: Forge de Laguiole
Price: 200.00 EUR

Forge de Laguiole Sommelier

Forge de Laguiole

The historic forge's sommelier corkscrew with a handle of oak from wine barrels, made in the village of Laguiole.

Why we selected it. This is the sommelier's tool as the forge in Laguiole understands it: developed with working sommeliers, built around a conical five-turn worm that treats fragile corks with respect, and finished with a fulcrum the maker trusts for intensive service. The barrel-oak handle gives it a direct connection to the cellar, and the polished finish makes it a handsome object on the table. For the collector who opens older bottles, it is the connoisseur's choice among waiter's corkscrews.

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Specifications

Reference

SOM CHB BRI - 4460

Handle

Barrel oak (chene de barrique)

Finish

Polished

Worm

Conical, five turns

Fulcrum

Patented cast piece

Blade

Sharpened foil blade

Included

Leather case

Price

200.00 Manufacturer price including VAT, forge-de-laguiole.com

The Forge de Laguiole sommelier corkscrew was developed in collaboration with professional sommeliers, and the maker's product page credits that collaboration for its ergonomics, elegance and efficiency. The conical worm of five turns is dimensioned to optimise the extraction of corks, including the delicate corks of the great vintages, while the fulcrum piece, cast and patented, is built to withstand intensive use.

The blade is sharpened so the capsule cuts cleanly and easily, and the handle shown here is barrel oak with a polished finish, shaped and finished by hand in the forge's workshops. Natural materials vary from piece to piece in colour and grain, which the maker notes on the product page, and an elegant leather case is included with the sommelier.

Forge de Laguiole works in the village of Laguiole on the Aubrac plateau, and the sommelier carries the house's traditional forms: the bee, the forged bolsters, the hand-finished handle. At EUR 200.00 on the maker's own boutique, it sits at the top of the waiter's-corkscrew category, priced as the hand-made object it is. The official product page is forge-de-laguiole.com.