{"id":15453,"date":"2024-03-19T15:40:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/cosa-visitare\/the-corkscrew-museum-barolo\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:40:28","slug":"the-corkscrew-museum-barolo","status":"publish","type":"cosa-visitare","link":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/en\/cosa-visitare\/the-corkscrew-museum-barolo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Corkscrew Museum- Barolo"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE CORKSCREW MUSEUM -BAROLO
\nThe Corkscrew Museum in Barolo was founded in 2006 in the premises of an old cellar next to the
\nBarolo Municipal Castle.
\nThe tour features 600 specimens of antique corkscrews from around the world,
\nmade since the second half of the 1600s and tells of the birth and evolution of this
\nsimple tool, but rich in history and curiosity.
\nStarting with “suspended corkscrews” and nomenclature, the trail takes us to admire
\nSimple “T” specimens made of wood, iron, aluminum, brass, bone, horn, ebony, mother-of-pearl,
\nbronze, ivory, silver, tortoise… But we will also learn about the era of inventions with levers, screws and
\ncomplex mechanisms such as that of the two screws, one dextrorotatory and one levorotatory, inserted a
\nIn the other.
\nIn the 19 sections we have the opportunity to see decorative and figurative corkscrews, but also
\npaperbacks, advertising, multipurpose systems, animal-themed and erotic, there is no shortage of those in
\nMiniature for perfumes and medicines. One section is devoted to precious corkscrews, made by the
\nbest craftsmen and goldsmiths with fine materials, to which aristocrats and clergymen had the
\ncoat of arms of the lineage or the initials of their name.
\nThe didactic intent and learned disclosure captured in the trilingual panels (Italian, English, and
\nGerman), are matched by the spectacular setting that highlights the beauty of the
\ncorkscrews on display, alternating period images, “Leonardian” panels, light shots and curiosities.
\nA separate section is devoted to vintage postcards with the corkscrew as the subject.
\nAt the entrance, a large open-access area welcomes visitors with a beautiful image of
\na Barolo vineyard by Bruno Murialdo and a display of bottles from all the producers of
\nBarolo di Barolo.
\nThe wine shop features all the best labels from the Langhe area and the entire Piedmont region.
\nIn fact, there are more than 1,000 different labels of Barolo Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Barbera,
\nDolcetto, Arneis, Moscato, bitters, Barolo chinato, Gin grappa, Vermputh and more. In addition there is
\nalso the opportunity to conduct tastings of several important wines.
\nThe museum’s offerings are complemented by a bookshop selling books, publications, corkscrews
\nantique and modern, wine products, souvenirs, posters, gadgets, typical food products from
\nLanga.
\nSo don’t miss a visit to this highly original and fun museum!
\nHISTORY OF CORKSCREWS
\nWHEN HOW AND WHERE WAS THE CORKSCREW BORN?
\nUncorking a bottle of wine is a ritual that always has something magical about it: the eyes of the
\npresent are focused on those who carry out the operation. The tin foil seal is removed and
\nplaced the tip of the corkscrew in the center of the corkscrew.
\nThe screw sinks into the cork until it pierces and finally with the necessary tensile effort the
\ncork comes out of the neck of the bottle with a slight pop. The cork is pulled out and
\nSniffed for odor. The nectar of the gods is now ready to serve and
\nTasting. We are all used to using this object to uncork a bottle, it is a
\ncustomary and automatic gesture that gives us access to one of life’s pleasures.
\nBut when does this fascinating story begin? This question is not easy to answer, but
\nwe can make reliable assumptions. Let’s start with two certainties: the corkscrew was born to extract
\nA cork from a glass container although not necessarily from a bottle
\ncontaining wine; the first patent for a corkscrew dates back to 1795, and is by Englishman Samuel
\nHenshall. In the early 18th century, the glass bottle container was a rare, expensive item,
\nFragile and of not always equal capacity.
\nIn Italy until 1728, the trade of wine in glass containers was prohibited, and one of the reasons
\nmain was given by the need to oppose fraud given the then artisanal production,
\ndid not allow the production of mutually identical bottles with the same capacity.
\nIt was in fact the royal decree of May 25, 1728 that authorized its sale, and this is related to the
\nappearance of more solid bottles, from England, of the so-called “black-glass” type that
\nensured uniformity of capacity. Until then, the wine trade took place in kegs and
\nbarrels, the bottle and mug were used only to bring wine from the cellars to the table and
\nthese same bottles were capped with pieces of wood to which hemp was wrapped around or
\nof tow for the purpose of making them sufficiently airtight. Later they used caps of
\ncork, which, however, went beyond the neck of the bottle and were consequently easy to
\nremove. In essence, bottling was considered an operation intended to last
\na few hours or a few days.
\nThe English, a country of skilled traders and navigators, were also lovers of good wine that
\nimported from Italy, France and Portugal, nations that also produced cork. So glass,
\nwine and corks. Thus, we have all the prerequisites for the invention of the corkscrew, but at
\nWhat was the inspiration for making it? The most reliable theory tells us that there was then an object
\nmetal with a twisted tip, single or double, which served as a bullet claw, a tool in
\nuse as early as the mid-17th century. Contemporary also seems to be the invention
\nof miniature corkscrews, often made of precious materials, which had the function of enabling
\nThe opening of vials and ampoules containing perfumes, beauty ointments and preparations
\npharmaceuticals.
\nFrom the interest in the history of this utensil came the passion to collect antique corkscrews
\nby Paolo Annoni, a pharmacist who was born in Turin and moved to the Langhe 30 years
\norsono. Choosing a beautiful and happy location, a former cellar with vaulted ceilings in
\nbrick, relied on the inspired collaboration of Alba architects Danilo Manassero and
\nLuigi Ferrando and Benevagienna cabinetmaker restorer Massimo Ravera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-15453","cosa-visitare","type-cosa-visitare","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cosa-visitare\/15453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cosa-visitare"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cosa-visitare"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tourinvespa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}