{"product_id":"meritage-dual-wine-opener","title":"Meritage Dual Wine Opener","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eThe Meritage Dual Wine Opener has been designed specifically to aide in the removal of older and fragile corks from bottles of wine 15 years and older. The combination corkscrew \u0026amp; Ah-So two prong professional quality wine tool is extremely effective in removing older compromised corks from vintage wine bottles, whole and intact. The ergonomically designed two-part handle combined with the two graduated flexible steel prongs and self-centering spiral, allows increased purchase and control during the cork extraction process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0746\/5471\/2048\/files\/Vinotive_Meritage_MANUAL.jpg?v=1774913340\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eThe Meritage Wine Opener is the perfect blend of form and function. Ergonomically designed for ease of use, comfort and control during the cork extraction process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Meritage two-piece wine opener brings together two well-known products: The classic “direct pull” corkscrew and the 'Ah-So' wine opener. The Meritage can be combined so that the two parts lock together into one unit to aide in the removal of older vintage wine corks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eStep 1.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGently wiggle the two prongs down between the cork and the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eInsert the longest leg first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIt is important to wiggle step-by-step, otherwise you risk pushing the cork down into the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003etwo prong \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003epart is also known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003ebutler’s friend or “Ah-So” (from the German \u003ci\u003eAch So!\u003c\/i\u003e, meaning “Now I understand!”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe twin-prong cork puller can extract a cork without damaging it, to allow for sampling the wine before re-inserting the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStep 2.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHolding the bottle securely, carefully turn half a turn. This loosens the cork from the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eIn older bottles of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003evintage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003ewine in particular, the cork can \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003ebe very stubborn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eand difficult to remove in one piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eWhen the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003etwo prong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003e part is rotated, the two legs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003erelease the cork from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003e the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIn most cases, the cork can already now be pulled out in one piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003evintage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003ewines, this can be risky, as the cork can break \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003eduring extraction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStep 3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eInsert the worm of the corkscrew into the center hole of the two prong Ah-So part and screw it all the way down to load the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eIn the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003ehandle of the two prong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003e Ah-So part, there is an internal thread which is precisely adapted to the worm, so that it screws down exactly in the middle of the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe internal thread also ensures that the two corkscrew parts lock together as a whole unit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWhen the worm is screwed down precisely in the middle of the cork, maximum ‘grip’ is ensured when the cork is pulled up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStep 4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWith the two handles now together, the cork is captured both inside and outside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003ecorkscrew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003eworm sits in the middle and the two flat prongs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003eclamped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Caudex;\"\u003esecurely around the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis self-locking construction ensures that you can pull up the cork with the two parts together as a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThere is therefore no risk of only pulling up one part and thereby destroying the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStep 5.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHolding the bottle securely, slowly pull and twist the combined tool upward while continuing to turn to remove the cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Caudex, serif;\"\u003eEt voilà\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Caudex',serif; color: red;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinotive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49483837112560,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0746\/5471\/2048\/files\/Meritage-chrome-black-main.jpg?v=1775909467","url":"https:\/\/store.vinotive.com\/products\/meritage-dual-wine-opener","provider":"Vinotive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}