Four other must-have wine gadgets

screwpull corkscrew, £25.90, amazon.co.uk

SPECIFICALLY designed for women, there is no pulling involved. Simply wind the screw into the cork until it comes free. To release, turn back the other way. Coravin wine system, £279, harrods.com A GREAT way of having only one glass, without letting in oxygen that will spoil the rest of the bottle. A long needle goes into the cork, and the remaining space is filled with inert argon gas. Then the spongy cork reseals. VacuVin Foil cutter, £4.49, wineware.co.uk

THE neatest way of cutting foil, perfectly below the lip of the bottle. le Cruset Champange star opener, £29, johnlewis.com

THIS four-pronged device can be inserted onto a champagne cork and twisted to safely remove it without losing the ‘pop’. Make sure to keep pressing it down, while twisting, so you keep the cork under control.