The fuss of opening a great bottle of wine has frustrated many a budding grape-lover. Whilst a can of beer can easily snap open, a bottle top come off with a portable opener, or, at a push, a key, and spirits bottles come complete with those oh-so-handy screw-tops, the unfortunate bottle of wine still insists on using a cork (though, confusingly, sometimes made of plastic), necessitating a customised piece of apparatus, that, without recourse to, the drinking experience is rendered a nullity even before its inception.

So, if you have to have one, you could do worse than to invest in a piece of kit that will not only do the job fantastically, but also looks great. This stylish electric corkscrew will open up to 100 bottles on a single charge from a UK mains supply. Standing at 350mm and looking remarkably futuristic, this will provide both a talking point and easy access to alcohol. It must be noted however that whilst this screw will work with almost all cork types we are unable to guarantee that it will do so with every single one.