• Made in Europe.
• Its two large levers gently but firmly extract the cork.
• The inside of the base is covered in soft plastic so as to not chip the neck.
• Its handle is also a bottle opener.
• To be carefully cleaned after use.
• Teflon-coated worm.
• Body in raw zamak, without chrome or paint.
• Transparent protective varnish.
This must-have corkscrew, with its head and two big levers that look like arms, comes in all shapes and sizes throughout the world. It owes its name in France to General de Gaulle lifting his arms into the air while addressing the public.
This popular bottle opener, with its instantly recognisable silhouette, is among the French’s favourite table utensils. From one generation to the next, the “de Gaulle” corkscrew is used at family dinners or to share a good bottle of wine with friends.