Colonna Bottle Capper and Corker

I have used this corker a couple years now. Some may think plastic is bad but not in this case. No rust or corrosion to worry about. It's a breeze to drive a #9 into a bottle. The leverage makes it's a snap. It can be bolted to a stand which is what I did. I like the small footprint as it allows me to bottle down inside my wine storage well. Two thumbs up!

It is an absolutely phenomenal corker. I previously used the double level corker up until I purchased this one. It was so much easier and efficient. I recommend it to anyone.

This corker is amazing! It's lightweight, compact, easy to use, adjustable, and easy to clean. You don't need one of those big, bulky floor corkers. This will be the last corker we buy! Plus you can also put bottle caps on if you need to! Two devices in one, what a bonus! We store ours in a plastic tote with the rest of our bottling equipment until ready to use.

After using other cappers which inevitably break, I gave this one a try. Very good quality and looks like it will be my capper for a long time.

My husband received this as a gift from our daughter. Wonderful product!!!!

This is my first review of any product, but I felt it was worth a go. I've been making wine over 11 years and my husband has the job of corking. It was a real task for him before with a different product and he is a strong guy. So when the Colonna Bottle Capper/Corker arrived, I immediately tried it out on a few empty bottles. I was hooked. I was able to operate it and insert the corks fully into the bottle with minimal effort. The construction is very sturdy and I like that it's adjustible for different height bottles without changing the upper lever setting. Also, I like that it was made in Italy. I plan to use it for many years and replace it if it ever wears out. I may not need my husband any more!

I received this as a birthday gift from my wife. I must say that I am impressed with how well it works. I only really have done beer to this point, but I can see using the corking function for Belgians and Triples. I am overall impressed with the functionality of this. As this unit is mostly plastic, we'll see how it holds over time.

I was very excited to get this corker after using a hand corker. The first eight bottles corked beautifully, but by the ninth, the plastic at the top cracked and broke. Luckily I still had my difficult to use but workable hand corker around.

Since I couldn't find anything but great reviews of this model, I'm wondering if I just got one with a defect? Might try a floor corker instead and stay away from plastic parts.

I purchased mine in 2000. I started a 5 gallon batch of wine from an old English paperback recipe book. The measurements were a bit off and once I took the specific gravity and figured it was good for 20 gallons of wine finishing at 18% alcohol, I realized this was going to be an undertaking to bottle all of this wine. I decided to make 15 gallons of wine and 5 gallons of "Champagne" Sparkling Wine. This machine worked wonderfully in this endeavor. Then I got my brother in law into brewing beer, sweet I had the perfect tool for the job! I was nice and let him cap a dozen bottles by hand before bringing this tool in to finish the job. We usually make two different types of beer each time we brew, usually a dark and a bock. This tool has seen tons of use and shows no wear. I highly recommend it!

This is the best capper and/or corker for the homebrew market. I got an Agata capper when I first started brewing, but when I needed to cork wine bottles I got one of these, I can't believe how much easier it is to bottle now. This caps (crowns) perfect every time, and it leaves a very professional looking circular indent on the top of the caps; my older Agata-capped bottles look childishly simple by comparison.

I've only corked one batch of wine so far, but it was quick and easy. I did have a little trouble with corks deforming a bit and sticking some, but I think that has more to do with my ultra-cheap corks.