Ray Isle and everything you need to know about corkscrews

Food & Wine’s Ray Isle is spot on about which corkscrew to use and how to use it

One of my favorite moments teaching wine students came when I demonstrated the various corkscrews. The students, most of whom had never used one of any kind, were especially baffled by the waiter’s corkscrew, which is standard restaurant equipment. This video, from the great Ray Isle of Food & Wine, would have been a huge help.

Isle, one of the best wine critics in the country, covers all of the bases, showing how each corkscrew works and why the waiter is the best of a bad lot. Because, as regular visitors here know, all wines should have screwcaps.

Video courtesy of Food & Wine, via You Tube, using a Creative Commons license