About - The Durand

Luke A. Faber
I keep giving them to my friends. They are all wine collectors with older established cellars. The Durand is the best thing that ever happened to vintage wine!
Lauridsen
I tried The Durand over the weekend and it worked perfectly in a bottle of Chateau Palmer 1921, the corked was soaked all the way through, but still managed to get it out in one piece...and the wine was outstanding, so a great debut for my Durand!
Jason Caballero
The Durand is invaluable! As a floor sommelier with some older offerings, I haven't had any corks disintegrate from usage of the Durand, even some real mules which are notorious for making cork dust (50's Bordeaux, late 60's Napa) Thanks for the great product!
Andy Bridge
I'm a proud owner of The Durand, and have given a few away as gifts--always well received. I most recently opened a bottle of 1947 Lafite--the cork flawlessly extracted by The Durand! “
David Hamburger
There is no question that The Durand is the only tool to use for opening older wines. You guys definitely need one!
AJ McClellan
It has been the most valuable wine tool I have ever used… The Durand has been so valuable I hope everyone gets one and enjoys it...
Jack Rubyn
I have opened hundreds of bottles flawlessly with The Durand. Typical issues of problem cork removal are eliminated with The Durand’s unique ability to stabilize the cork during extraction, eliminating side tension, the primary cause of cork fracture and breakage. It is a “must-have” tool for the wine enthusiast and Sommelier to avoid cork removal issues. I give The Durand my highest recommendation.
Charles Curtis
My advice is to keep your Durand handy when you want to make absolutely positive that the cork comes out clean. For my 50th birthday, we had a serious line-up, and The Durand helped us open every one without an issue. Spectacular performance, spectacular wines. The most venerable of them: Saint-Julien 1920, Château Gruaud Larose, Saint-Julien 1924, Château Léoville-Las Cases, Pauillac 1924, Château Pontet Canet.
Mannie Berk
The Durand corkscrew is the greatest discovery since the cork itself.
John Hames
At the American Wine Society National Conference Nov. 7-9, we had a vertical tasting of Faustino Gran Reserva Rioja back to 1964. The presenter brought his Durand and it opened the '64, '70, '82 and '00 Faustino's without a single broken cork. The picture shows him holding the unbroken cork from the '64 with The Durand nearby.

About The Durand^®

The Durand^® is a fully patented, two part device that enables the user to successfully remove older and fragile wine corks whole and intact.

The Durand^® was invented by wine collector Mark Taylor who had struggled with challenging corks when opening older fine wines. He founded Wining Taylors, LLC (based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) to manufacture and market The Durand^® in 2007. The Durand^® is named for Yves Durand, a world-renowned sommelier and a personal friend and mentor.

Using The Durand^® for older, fragile or compromised corks eliminates the unwanted outcomes of broken corks, corks pushed into bottles or corks partially removed leaving pieces floating in the wine. The Durand^® removes the cork whole and contained.

Numerous wine lovers, collectors, and nationally and internationally known sommeliers have enjoyed The Durand’s^® performance and appreciated its proven track record. The Durand^® has been well received and reviewed in the national and international press, as well as in wine magazines, periodicals, and online media. Click here to read some of our notices and reviews.

Instructions for use are printed on the inside of the reusable wrapper that encases the cork presentation box of The Durand^®.

Patent information:

United States Patent Nos. 7,237,455 & 7,290,463
United Kingdom Patent No. GB2442420
South Africa Patent No. 2008/00086
Hong Kong Patent No. HK1114359
Australian Patent No. 2006266346
Canadian Patent No. 261449
China Design Patent 2,018,307,532,234

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About The Durand^®