• New York Times ...."www.corkscrew.com ... is a fascinating site built by and dedicated to a San Francisco Bay Area couple's 20-year passion for collecting corkscrews..." - Robert Hercz. 1/20/2000.

• Antiques and Art Australia. They are kind enough to describe Corkscrew.Com this way: "this site is worth a visit to see what a difference presentation can make to the impact of a site, whether or not you collect corkscrews. A true five star offering."

• Boston Museum of Science. When the museum staff requested use of one of our Corkscrew photos for their Website in conjunction with their Leonardo da Vinci exhibit (simple machine section), even we were intrigued!

• Chinnock Cellars. "This has made my day...!!!!" wrote Brian Chinnock, when he discovered the wonderful Chinnock Corkscrew. Check out the 1999 Crush Party to understand why Brian also says, "Life can't be shared with an empty glass!"

• Menil Collection Museum. Inaugurated in 1987 in Houston, Texas, to house, conserve, and exhibit the permanent collection of John and Dominique de Menil. We include this link as a tribute to the Unknown Webmaster, who, in 1996, in a burst of Good Taste, included Corkscrew.Com in a Menil list entitled, The Only Other Links That Matter. What flattery! With subsequent web makeovers, and perhaps careful scrutiny by the Powers that Be, alas, that quirky link is no more. However, Unknown Webmaster, we salute you; and we STILL think the Menil is worth a look!

• Antiques and Art Australia Services and supplies for the Antique and Art Trade, virtual antique gallery, and more.

• Antiquecast A clean, navigable Auction portal with great meta search tools that will "help every auction aficionado find anything antique and collectible the web has to offer."

• The Madison Public Library provides a brief sampling of Antique Sites. INSPIRING!

• Rec.antiques participants' list of Internet resources they have found helpful.

• Corkscrew Inn Wine Museum houses many antique items used in the vineyard, in wine production, as well as items used to bottle and consume wine.
  

• American Wine Opener - source for Rogar Table Model wine openers.

• Access Wines - a source for new "tire-bouchons" (corkscrews) in Europe.

• Bacchus Antiques. A store, and now web-site, devoted exclusively to antique handheld corkscrews. Their Corkscrews in Stock page is really good - a quick overview with thumbnails, + links to enlarged photos. Purveyors to private collectors and Museums.

• Donald Bull. The Virtual Corkscrew Museum has it all - Question / Answer Page; Information; Sales; Photo Links; Corkscrew News, etc. Frequent Updates, so it's always worth a visit.

• Al Butner. "I have a particular interest in mechanical screws. I am always interested in adding to my collection."

• Chateau Laguiole Corkscrews. Chateau Laguiole wine openers at reasonable prices.

• Collecting Channel's article on Antique Corkscrew Collecting.

• The Corkscrew Centre. Antique Corkscrews for sale. Usually 500+ corkscrews on hand, organized in easy-to-navigate categories. Thumbnails, enlarged photos. For "wine slurpers, manic collectors, hungry traders, and obscure museums"!

• The Corkscrew Inn B&B is a completely restored heritage home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Corkscrew theme, period decorated bedrooms with antique furnishings, ADSL computer connections, and more. The Corkscrew Inn in Vancouver, BC, Canada has a corkscrew museum and a page of corkscrew collecting events. Wayne Meadows, one of the innkeepers, is author of the book "Compendium of Bar Corkscrews".

• Corkscrew Mart. Wine openers and corkscrews: Chateau Laguiole, Metrokane Rabbit, Screwpull & SwiftPull

• Corkscrew International. Shipping corkscrews and wine openers world-wide.

• Corkcrews Online. Whether you're a seasoned corkscrew collecting addict or just have a passing interest in the hobby, you will surely enjoy checking out Peter Borrett's website and sales pages.

• Ken Cunningham. "Recently found 2 Syrocos, the waiter and tophat; these are available for trade. Still looking for monk, Indian and clown."

• Herbert Danziger. Buy, sell, trade.

• Alf Erickson. Alf's 3 passions - Corkscrews, Hot Air Balloons, and Elephant Polo - all on one Website. Believe it!

• Laguiole Corkscrew & Knife. Knives, corkscrews and cutlery from Laguiole, France.

• Wayne Meadows "I am always interested in any information, advertising, parts lists, buying, selling and trading BAR CORKSCREWS." Is working on a booklet on Bar Corkscrews.

• Museum of the Culture of Wine in Briones, La Rioja.

• Napa Wine Openers. Heavy-duty corkscrews & wine openers.

• Joseph C. Paradi Check it out! CorkscrewNet - where all the corkscrew collectors meet to exchange ideas! Frequent Updates, so it's ALWAYS worth a visit.

• Ferd Peters. His website can be viewed here: www.corkscrew.nl.

• Klaus Pumpenmeier. Corkscrews Wanted, Corkscrews for Sale. Site, in German.

• Posters Planet. THE place to buy that wonderful Corkscrew Poster!

• Tom Staley, owner of Staley's Generally Dry Goods, Micanopy, Florida, has some great photos of Florida Alligator Corkscrews (not for sale).

• Dean Walters. Buying, selling, trading and brokering fine corkscrews. Since 1983. Vintage Antiques Online since 1996. "We are seriously interested in buying corkscrews - one, a few, or entire collections."

• Derek White. His site, The Corkscrew Pages, features rare corkscrews he wants to buy and sell.

• Wine Appreciation Guild. The literature of wine has always been the main role of The Wine Appreciation Guild, a premier provider of books on wine.
  
  
• Wood U Like. Handcrafted Exotic Wood Wine & Bottle Stoppers. Stunning ergonomic gearshift-style bottle stopper with solid turned exotic wood top.

• C.Y. Yang. Corkscrew / Wine pages. In Chinese.

• Golden Gate Corkscrew Collectors (GGCC). Twice-Yearly events in Northern California open to all who have an avid interest in collecting and learning more about corkscrews. Send email to: Dean Walters.

• Canadian Corkscrew Collectors Club (CCCC). Quarterly newsletter and summer convention. Annual dues are USD$48. Send correct amount to:
  Milt Becker
  PO Box 5295
  Englewood, New Jersey 07631
  email: CLARETHOUS@AOL.CO

• International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts (ICCA). Founded in 1974. Limited to 50 members worldwide. Perspective candidates for membership are invited to submit a detailed description of their Best Six corkscrews and biographical data to the Right,
  Joseph C. Paradi
  670 Meadow Wood Road Mississauga
  Ontario L5J 256
  Canada
  Phone: 905-823-3754
  Fax: 905-823-3775
  email: paradi@ie.utoronto.ca

• Club Français du Tire-bouchon Accueil. Pour des informations sur les conditions d'amission au club ou pour toutes les questions concernant notre passion, veuillez vous adresser par courriel à info@tire-bouchon-cftb.com

• Page of corkscrew collecting events, courtesy Wayne Meadows

• Creekside Cellars, Evergreen, Colorado. Creekside Cellars, located along Bear Creek in historic downtown Evergreen, offers wine tasting, catering, and a full Italian delicatessen with outdoor deck overlooking the creek. Great wines in a convivial atmosphere. DEFINITELY worth the trip!

Wine/Food Sites

• Al Boccalino Hotel and Restaurant. Enjoy a great meal while feasting your eyes on this restaurant's wall of Corkscrews!

• Amis du Vin. UK Importers of Quality French Wines.

• Andrew Chapman's Fine Wines on the Web. Surfing for fine wines is a breeze at this UK site. Our very first look, we felt right at home - Mr. Chapman featured the wonderful wines of Ridge Vineyards, just south of us in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Northern California.

• Dick Sheer's 'Corkscrews 101', published in Arbor Food.

• LesKincaid.com explores the "wonderful worlds of food, wine, and golf." Many user friendly recipes and some common sense advice.

• King Cocktail, Production of Dale Groff, master mixologist. "As a collector of vintage cocktail books and prohibition literature, his knowledge and dedication is apparent to anyone who wants a great cocktail and some lively conversation."

• Local Wine Events.Com. A " brilliant new site", says the San Francisco Examiner! People in the Wine and Spirits Industry post info here on their tastings / dinners / events; wine aficionados come to find out what's happening in their area!

• Open Here. Portal site, with an interesting list of corkscrew links.

• Open That Bottle Night, When that special bottle is the occasion!

• Paul A. Steward's "Loadsa Links to Food & Drink Related Sites".

• Robin Garr's Wine Lovers' Page. A wonderful, fun-to-explore independent wine-appreciation site, with sections on discussions, notes and advice on food and wine.

• Stephen Barrett. The Original Wine Entertainer! A respected, U.K.-based wine journalist, lecturer, and tour-guide, Stephen's talents lie in his unstuffy, no-nonsense approach to wine tasting. Check his site for upcoming events OR to engage his services.

• Strat's Place. A lively, non-commercial site celebrating the joys of wine, gardening, and art.

• TableWine "is dedicated to discussing affordable wines." Check out the results of their Corkscrew Survey!

• Vernier Press. Corkscrew links.

• Village Corner - Ann Arbor's first-rate wine store. Stop by to buy some wine, then, check out owner/wine-writer Dick Scheer's take on Corkscrews.

• VinoSearch. Well-organized, well-run directory of wine related sites. Very direct, easy to navigate. Wonderful section on (wonderful) German Wines.

• Wine Alive, a wide selection of high quality wines at affordable prices.

• Wine Alley. A virtual Club for all those interested in wine in both a professional and personal capacity.

• WINES NORTHWEST. A one-stop, interactive guide full of maps and information about the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia wine regions. Plan your own custom wine tour, even buy Northwest wines online!

• WINO.NET (Wine Information for Novices and Oenophiles on the NET). Intelligently selected links to sites and articles about wine.
  

• San Francisco Art This website is dedicated to San Francisco art.