Wine opener for the old man...

Classy but probably won't get it in time for Christmas unless you order asap:
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If he's a techy kind of Dad:
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For the DIY Dad who enjoys quality at a great value:
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For the kitchen gadget Dad who is looking for compact and effective:
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Classy but probably won't get it in time for Christmas unless you order asap:
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This one gets my vote.

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Amazon

Coravin is the only answer. Also available at Macy’s

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Says it's temporarily out of stock on amazon. Macy's has it and looks like you could get it for Christmas if you order soon:
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Step one don't refer to your dad as "old man"

See if you can order a waiters corkscrew from his favorite winery. If he has one.

Any other wine opener would be such an impersonal gift IMO

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What’s the purpose of the wine opener? Over the years, no matter where I am, home, freinds, out, the wine opener is just a tool and usually basic. Waiters is used quite a bit.

All that other stuff sits in a closet, used once.

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I agree with all of this. I almost always default to the simple waiter's friend when opening wine. The exception is when I have an older bottle, in which case I use a Durand. But Durand is really for old, fragile corks and it's expensive. Go with a nice waiter's friend style opener, either something from his favorite winery, or a nice one made out of a nice wood, like the stuff from Laguiole.

This might work well as long as she comes with it.

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he only wine opener anyone should ever own is a well made two stage waiters corkscrew.

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This is actually the exact model I have and the only one I ever use. I have quite a few fancier models, but never use them.

I’ve owned several different types of “wine openers”, and a simple waiter’s wine key is all that I use now.