Opening wine with a lever opener involves first cutting off the lead capsule using the point of the auger, screwing the auger into the very center of the cork and pulling down on the lever arms to extract the cork cleanly. Find out how to use a lever bottle opener with advice from a certified first-level sommelier in this free video on wine.
Expert: Ernie Paquette
Contact: www.restaurantzola.com
Bio: Ernie Paquette is the owner of Zola Restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, nationally-known chef Debra Paquette.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge