Franmara Boomerang Two Step Corkscrews, Color: Black

Got one for a present 2 years ago. Absolutely perfect. Fits in pocket. Foil cutter integral - works quickly and neatly - no sharp blade. Two step lifter is effortless. Why aren't they selling them more widely in UK? Big seller in US and elsewhere.

I like the foil cutter!!

Wile E. Coyote approved. I've got just about every bottle opener ever made, and the foil cutter on this one is the easiest to use in the industry. I also love the effectiveness of the screw itself; it has a "grooved" worm, which is to say the screw has a groove down the length of it, so it doesn't split the cork. Like the best bottle openers, this one has a two-step pry lever so you can start the pull and end it with good leverage that makes it easy to remove the cork without cracking it inside the bottle. This is an Italian made bottle opener that was such a hit on my Camino [de Santiago] trip with a Swiss compatriot who basically stole it every chance they could get. Once we got to Santiago, I gave it to them, and so I had to buy another one after I got home, but it's hard to find in stores nowadays, so I had to get it here, on A-zon. The only other bottle opener I like in this price range, is the American made (NOT Chinese imitation) Pulltap, and while I like the feel of the Pulltap in my hand better, and it folds down tighter, this one weighs a tad less (better for town-to-town backpacking, or picnics) and the foil cutter is better. I like both. I use both, as well as some shmancier ones that I keep at home. But for on the go, you either want this one, or the Pulltap. And for the Camino, this would be the one to bring.

Best wine opener. Server/bartender job - comes with foil opener as well. Need a good opener for pricey wines

Are you kidding me? I love this thing! I understand that getting all wound up about a corkscrew may seem a bit unbalanced but this thing single handedly healed an emotional trauma in my life. A few months back while trying to board a plane to Boston the soulless minions of our beloved TSA took a break from strip searching elderly women in wheelchairs for hidden explosive devices and seized my beloved longtime travel companion, the corkscrew I bought years ago in Key West. The agent dug it out of my carry on and, holding it aloft in triumph as if he had found a loaded Glock 19, proclaimed it to be a "prohibited item" due to the miniature blade which you use to cut the metal seal. (He then icily offered to let me go back to the airline counter and put it in my checked bag, as if a) there was any chance I could get them to go fetch the thing from the ramp and b) I was interested in getting back in the half hour line at the TSA counter. He knew it. I knew it. And my favorite corkscrew knew it too, I'm certain.) Anyway, off it went to wherever they send the things they steal from our bags, along with a hundred memories. A very sad day which cast a pall on the whole trip. But then I found this little item and the fog of despair began to dissipate. There's no little blade, just a clever little set of wheels which snip off the top of the seal quicker than you can say officious imbecilic government employee. As for the rest, well, sometimes it's good just to move on. It works splendidly in all aspects of its intended functions and I look forward to many happy bottles.

I have purchased a number of these before. I'm a bartender and these are the best openers on Amazon. The foil cutter works every time and cuts a nice circular foil that lifts off easily from the bottle. Quite simply, it's the best solution for a bartender who uses the opener daily.

As a bartender at an Italian restaurant, I open many bottles of wine during dinner service. The sharpness of the foil cutter is impressive. It not only looks sleek, but I can easily find my cutter at the end of the night.