Ever Wonder What Spirals Geometric Corkscrews Are

There is a certain amount of snobbery associated with wine lovers, a perception which most wine lovers actually thoroughly enjoy and themselves help to cultivate. Wine tasting is a refined hobby, for those who enjoy the pleasure and taste of the drink rather than the enjoyable effects of the alcohol contained within it. While wine snobbery does without doubt exist, it is nevertheless part and parcel of this enjoyable industry - and long may it continue.

Most wine lovers will reserve a special space for distaste in their hearts for wine makers that do not use the traditional cork to stopper their wine. Screwtops and synthetic plastic stoppers may have a functional usage, but for most wine afficiandos the utter sacrifice of tradition is a step too far. Wine that is stoppered with screwtops or similar is also usually on the cheaper end of the scale; the most expensive wines still use cork.

And for good reason. Cork is a pliable material, and when inserted into the thin neck of a bottle it expands and eliminates all oxygen from reaching the wine; preserving it. This ability to expand is what had made cork so enduringly popular, and while screwtops and plastic stoppers may also block oxygen, they are devoid of the ability to expand so the effect is never so great.

There are disadvantages to using a cork for a wine stopper; primarily, getting it out. The expansion that makes it so good for preserving wines also acts as something of a nightmare for those wanting to drink the wine the cork has so carefully preserved. It is impossible to remove a cork from a bottle of wine by hand - most attempts seem to end in the inevitable smashing of the bottle or small debris from the cork landing in the wine itself.

If you do wish to drink the high quality wine that still relies on a cork for its main stopping material, a geometric corkscrew should become an essential in your household. Corkscrews come in all shapes and sizes, but the spiral geometric corkscrews are seemingly the best on the market for getting a cork out with the minimum of effort expended.

A spiral geometric corkscrew will elimate all the associated problems with removing corks from wine bottles. These corkscrews come in a vast array of shapes, size and functionality; from simple wooden handled affairs which require an element of manpower to force into the cork, to simple click and twist electric gadgets which do all the work for you.

The basic element of design, however, remains consistent throughout. The main element is the helix or spiral, which is designed to slide into the cork itself - sometimes this requires a little persuasion, predominantly using brute force. The spirals then latch into the soft material of the cork, and when the handle is lifted, the cork is removed and remains attached to the spiral. Prices vary depending on how much effort is needed to remove the cork, with simple handle and spiral affairs often the cheapest. Choose one, however, that is best suited to your needs.