Corkscrews

French Corkscrews & Champagne Sabers by Claude Dozorme — The Art of Opening, Made in Thiers

In France, opening a bottle is never merely a practical act. It is the beginning of a ritual — the moment that signals the meal is about to start, the celebration is about to unfold, the company is worth the finest bottle in the cellar. At French Connoisseur, we believe the instrument you use to open that bottle should be worthy of the occasion. Which is why our corkscrew and champagne saber collection is crafted exclusively by Claude Dozorme, one of France's most respected makers of luxury cutlery and bar accessories, based in the legendary knife-making town of Thiers in the Auvergne — the undisputed capital of French bladesmithing for over five centuries.

The Claude Dozorme workshop has built its reputation on a single, unwavering principle: that everyday objects, used daily and held in the hand, deserve to be made with the same precision and artisan care as the finest collector's piece. Every corkscrew and saber in this collection is individually finished by hand, with blades and worms of the highest steel quality and handles selected and shaped with the kind of attention to material and proportion that distinguishes genuine craftsmanship from mere manufacturing.

Thiers Corkscrews — Luxury Wine Openers Handcrafted in France

The Thiers corkscrew range by Claude Dozorme is a masterclass in the marriage of function and beauty. Each model features a precision two-level mechanism — the classic sommelier-style design that offers clean, controlled leverage for effortless cork extraction — combined with a handle crafted from one of three exceptional natural materials. The olive wood handle version brings a warm, Mediterranean character to the piece, with the distinctive grain and golden tones of Provençal olive. The ebony wood handle offers a darker, more sculptural aesthetic — deep, dense and strikingly elegant. The light horn handle — perhaps the most distinctive of the three — uses genuine horn tip, a material prized by French cutlers for its unique natural patterning and its extraordinary tactile quality. Every version is a genuine collector's object as much as a working wine tool, and each one makes an exceptional gift for a wine lover, a sommelier or anyone who appreciates the finest French craft.

Champagne Sabers — The Grand Gesture, Made in Thiers

For those who wish to open their celebrations with maximum impact, the Claude Dozorme champagne saber collection revives one of France's most theatrical traditions: sabrage, the art of opening a champagne bottle with a single, sweeping stroke of a blade. The collection presents four exceptional sabers, ranging from the beautifully crafted Bronze Guild with Rosewood Handle to the monumental Napoleon with Olive Wood Handle and the striking Lafayette and Napoleon Ney Grip models, both presented in substantial oak display cases. Each saber is precision-balanced for the clean single-stroke technique, and presented in a display stand or display box that makes it as spectacular to own and display as it is to use.

Whether you are drawn to the quiet, daily elegance of a luxury corkscrew or the dramatic flourish of a champagne saber, every piece in this collection shares the same DNA: exceptional French materials, artisan craftsmanship from Thiers, and the kind of quality that turns an ordinary moment into something worth remembering.

Shop the full Claude Dozorme collection at French Connoisseur — and open every bottle the French way.