Mine is orange. I got it as a premium to 50th Anniversary set in Milan. My
friend did not get the premium in Japan. How was in U.S.? Thanks to this
corkscrew , my wife permitted me to buy the set.
Takao Noda
Hachioji Tokyo Japan
> All CR's:
>
> I vaguely recall that Campy did do an "economy" model corkscrew that was
> part plastic. I remember that black was one available color, but I don't
> remember the other colors (blue, red?).
>
> I've used my silver Campy corkscrew for over fifteen years now, and it
does
> make the wine drinking "job" that much more fun and easy (hic!). However,
> the newest trend for wine (which I heard on National Public Radio last
week)
> is that more and more high end vineyards are experimenting with screw tops
> (no, I'm not kidding) to seal their wines. There is an issue of cork
> bacteria contaminating the wine and degrading the flavor. Estimates for
> contamination range as high as five percent.
>
> So, regretfully, the Campy corkscrew may become obsolete. But I sure as
hell
> hope not!
>
> Andrew Gillis (Long Beach, CA)