Laguiole En Aubrac Sommelier Waiter's Corkscrew, Zebu Bone Handle, Wine Opener With Foil Cutter & Bottle Opener

High quality and elegant. Beautiful to look at and to handle. It elevates the aesthetic experience of opening a good bottle of wine.

I'm a Sommelier in a Michelin restaurant, I open 100+ bottles a week so I always prefer having quality tools to do the job. I bought this key to give it a try, always heard good things about the craftsmanship. It came in the mail today and although the quality is amazing and it feels great in the hand it's nearly unusable as a new wine key. The knife is so tight it's very difficult to open and the worm is also so stiff that it takes a lot of force to open.Being on the floor of a restaurant in front of a customer, while holding a bottle in one hand and this key in the other is sadly not an option at this point. I'll keep it for at-home use, hopefully with some time it will loosen up and I can use it at work.