The spiral and lever parts will be folded into the wine key handle. Unfold them and your key is ready to use.
Use the blade or the tip of the worm to cut away foil from the cork first, if necessary.
Use your other hand to hold the bottle in place as you pull the cork out. Take your time. If you try to force the cork out, it may break before it is fully removed. Remember to unscrew the cork from the worm, then fold your wine key closed and put it away when you are done.
If the opening of your wine bottle is covered in foil, remove this first.
Use your free hand to hold the bottle in place if you have to pull the cork out at all. Don’t forget to to unscrew the cork from the worm before putting your corkscrew away.
The handles of some simple corkscrews will fold down against the worm. If yours is like this, just raise them upwards until the tool resembles a “t” shape.
Take your free hand and hold the bottle at the neck as you pull the cork out. Unscrew the cork from the worm after removing it. Remove the sheath from the hole and place it back over the worm when you are done if you are using a travel corkscrew.
